In this episode we venture deep into the Namib Desert, the oldest desert in the world ... This is where we discover the stark white clay pans of Sossusvlei and Dooievlei (Dead Vlei).
Dooievlei was formed 900 years ago when the river was cut off from the pan by the surrounding gigantic red dunes. The water on the pan, or vlei, evaporated and the pan dried into the hard white crust we see today. The harsh, dry environment left the trees to die but not rot away ... these blackened dead trees is what makes dead vlei so distinctive.
Sossusvlei, on the other hand, still receives some water from time to time but we get to walk out on it's hard, dry, cracked surface, devoid of any moisture.
Around these pans lie the red giants of the Namib ... massive russet coloured dunes with names like 'Big Daddy' and 'Big Momma' ... an awesome sight to see and an awesome challenge to climb, and that's not even including Dune 45!
We also explore the Sesriem Canyon nearby ...
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Chapters:
00:00 Little Sossus Sunrise
00:28 On the Way to Sossusvlei
03:55 Driving through the Deep Sand to Dooievlei
05:58 Walking to Dooievlei
07:35 Welcome to Dooievlei!
10:47 Climbing BIG DADDY!
10:54 View from the TOP of Big Daddy
13:34 Emptying the Namib out of my Shoes
14:38 Driving to Sossusvlei
15:54 Sossusvlei
17:55 Picnic at Sossusvlei
18:29 The Way Out ...
20:20 Dune 45
23:01 Back to Sesriem
23:33 Sesriem Canyon
26:05 Back to Little Sossus for a Swim
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