After much deliberation we decided to visit Namibia for a short break. We felt we had covered enough game, and it was time to see some varied countryside & ‘normality’ that we had heard Namibia boasted. Namibia was colonised by Germany at the end of the nineteenth century. Evidence of this colonisation is witnessed through the architecture and language still spoken in most corners of the country. Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, felt like a regional city from Australia and emitted a good vibe. We soon headed south for one hour on a luxurious tar road, before exiting to what became the ‘normal’ surface for a road, gravel. We were not to see another tar road for 3 days! The landscape was constantly changing, with each pass we crossed. At one pass, Spreetshoogte Pass, we actually felt as though we could have been on the moon. The surrounding valley pan was incredibly dry, arid and barren with a few imposing rocky mountains adding contrast. There was no evidence of human life or inte...