As we flew to Windhoek and then Onduli Ridge, we flew over some impressive desert scenes.

Today marks our departure from Sossusvlei.

Sossusvlei literally translates to dead end marsh. It’s an apt description. Once there was a marsh here, now it dead ends.

We woke very early to visit Namib Sky, a group that offers hot air balloon rides across the morning desert skies.

Africa has three main deserts, the Sahara, the Kalahari, and the Namib. We flew over two and will visit the other.

We are cleared for departure. Let’s go pet a lion and see what happens.

The casual observer might understandably wonder, What the Hell is wrong with these people? Who goes to Africa three times? Fair. It’s not normal.