IвЂ™m racking my brains trying to think of the last time I visited a tourist attraction and was actually alone.

The best bit was that there was no one else aroundвЂ¦ at all. Obviously, thereвЂ™s nothing to make you feel alive like dangling over a canyon to get the best photos possible! Justus and Joseph dropped us off and headed to the sunset lookout point to cook our dinner вЂ“ giving us time to hang out, take photos and soak up the views before meeting them when we were hungry. The following day was our final in Namibia and there was one last breathtaking sight to see before crossing the border to South AfricaвЂ¦ Fish River CanyonДЄfter checking into our camp for the night, we headed to explore the worldвЂ™s second-largest canyon (only beaten in size by the Grand Canyon). Apparently, a river used to run to this area but slowly was cut off by the salt build-up, hence the death of the once-green trees.ДЄn afternoon of napping and resting our legs was on the agenda after the mad day weвЂ™d had. We hopped in a shuttle bus to the pan and spent a while wandering around the land. Set in the middle of the striking orange dunes, Sossusvlei is a dry salt pan: a flat, white expanse of land characterised by the blackened skeleton trees growing in it. Get ready for the gallery cus IвЂ™m going for it NOW:Дespite the early start and aching legs, we kept our energy up a little longer as there was another incredible location to check out before the day was over: Sossusvlei There are no words for the view from the top. Me and Jen took it at a leisurelyВ pace and, hey вЂ“ when youвЂ™re right at the back at least thereвЂ™s hardly anyone behind you to spoil the photo! Near the beginning trying to look like I wasnвЂ™t already DYING Just think how running on sand feels, then probably quadruple it and imagine combining it with climbing a mountain. When we started climbing however it got ridiculously tough. It was hard work!! From the ground, it looked pretty steep but I wasnвЂ™t phased. Our challenge for the morning was to climb one of the arms all the way to the top вЂ“ and we had to get there before the sand started to heat up and become too hot to walk on (after about 9am). ItвЂ™s also a вЂstar duneвЂ™ вЂ“ one that is symmetrical and has three or more arms when seen from above.

The name comes from the fact that itвЂ™s found at the 45th kilometre along the road from the Sesriem Gate to Sossusvlei. Namibia is home to thousands of dunes but Dune 45 is the only one tourists are allowed to climb. The views in Spitzkoppe were some of the bestвЂ¦ IвЂ™ve already covered Windhoek, our Etosha safaris, rock carvings, Spitzkoppe, Swakopmund and the start of our desert adventuresвЂ¦ So next up, itвЂ™s Dune 45. The dry scenery, golden sand dunes and wildlifeВ created so many photos and memories that IвЂ™ve had to split them up rather than post the worldвЂ™s longest blog. I canвЂ™t believeВ this is my fourth blog post about Namibia вЂ“ even Tanzania (my all-time favourite country on this Africa overlanding tour) only got two! Read Namibia parts one, two and three here, here and here.

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