Namibia. Part V: Keetmanshoop, Grunau & Fish River Canyon
Thanks to my husband for contributing some photos The final stretch of our journey consisted of a packed schedule of short stopovers as we made our way back to the South African border. After dusting Sossusvlei's red crust off, we braved the 6,5-hour off-road drive to Keetmanshoop. My friend, Pieter, found a delightful camp for us to overnight, a place called Mesosaurus Fossil Camp . He had us with “fossil” and soon the daydreaming started with discovering T-Rex’s skull or some other bone while on a stroll. On the other hand, the word “fossil” was also so intoxicating that we didn’t really bother to read up about the place and upon our arrival we found, to our dismay, that this really is a rough-it-out-in-the-desert camp. We had a lovely bungalow but no electricity. Our bathroom was in the main room, but with a straw door and no ceiling to keep any shower steam or shall we say any other activities concealed within the bathroom. This made our accommodation the perf...