We've been out of contact for at least 5 days, so there's a bit to catch up on. When you are in a desert, it is not just water that is in short supply and wifi doesn't come in bottles!
We drove up the coast towards Henties Bay which is definitely another upmarket resort for the well heeled of Walvis Bay. There is even a golf course although we were not sure whether it was in the middle of the beach or the desert as there is no clear dividing line between them other than the road.
At least this first part of the day had been on a metalled surface, but soon we were back to deflating the tyres as we got back on to the gravel roads and the dust. This means that you are just as likely to meet this:
or this:
as the quality of the surface depends on the regular sweeping of the graders to level out the ruts. However, you are prepared to put up with ruts when you have scenery like this.
As you travel, you can find people walking at the side of the road, apparently in the middle of nowhere, or perhaps even a donkey cart for which there is frequently provision parallel to the side of the main roadbed.
And then there are the frequent roadside stalls of the people who are trying to augment their income from a traditional way of life.
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