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Walk through the Sesriem - Canyon

Back at the park-entrance Jayjay turns to something that was used to be a street. Our goal was the Sesriem-Canyon. But first they said to us to hold our bags and everything that could fall down tight or at least to assure it. Actually the way is so bumpy that we were amazed how big fluctuations the picture-windows ride out. At the same time the storage over us is booming and vibrating whereas loose stones under us crash against the plate of the wheelhouses so that we feared that the whole bus could fall to pieces.

Sesriem-Canyon
Sesriem-Canyon
Sesriem-Canyon
Lars and Annette in Sesriem-Canyon

When arriving at the Canyon, a narrow path goes 50 meter down to the bottom of the desiccated Tsauchab. That this is not always the case proofs a small standpipe where amphibians are trying to survive.
“In the rainy season the water runs three meters high through the Canyon”, tells Sydney. If so then we won’t stay here to long. Because the cliffs look so uncomfortable that we don’t want to be bashed against them by a sudden flood wave.

Sesriem-Canyon
up to four metres the water stands during the rainy season
in winter only one little wet spot is often left

No, of course it is not that bad. So our travelling book suggests to take a refreshing bath here in he summer after having experienced the heat in Sossusvlei. By the way the name “Sesriem” comes from the narratives of the first settlers. They needed six burled laces to fetch the water out of the Tsauchab then. Who travels alone gets the needed permission at the entrance to the Sossusvlei.

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