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<\/a>We woke up in the dark in the midst of a sandstorm and raced to Dune 45 \u2013 a 170 metre red sand dune. The walk up was really hard (for some of us more than others\u2026.) but with the sun rising in the back ground in was worth it. We literally raced back down the dunes \u2013 great fun \u2013 to the truck for a much needed coffee and breakfast break before hitting the road again to see yet another amazing Namibian landmark \u2013 a Petrified Forest stuck in the middle of more sand dunes. As amazing as it was we ran into a large sandstorm, so with the morning still relatively young (10:30am) and sand blowing into places it ought not to be, we raced back to the campsite to pull down our tents.<\/p>\nWe passed through more spectacular geological scenery on the drive before arriving at a thankfully less windy campsite \u2013 giving us a chance to clean out some of the desert that had found its way into our belongings \u2013 before eating a fabulous dinner of Snoek fish and potatoes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sadly we had to leave the comfort of the hostel and real beds \uf04c but we drove to yet another glorious site as Sesreim campsite is nestled in among the vast red sand dunes. The drive to get there was … Continue reading <\/a>Alas upon arriving back at the campsite we found a bit of a disaster. The wind had taken some our tents on walkabouts and filled them with sand. Oh Joy! Putting everything away was a bit of an adventure \u2013 but it made for a memorable morning. The drive to the next site was a bit quieter than usual so we took the chance to snooze off the mornings exertions.<\/p>\n