We are only meant to be driving for 2 hours today to a beach spot for showers and relaxation in the sunshine, a nice change from the desert but Maz thinks we should travel further and try and make up time, it's foggy and doesn't look like we would get much sunshine anyhow, so Stefan agrees to march on to the next destination Lobito. The drive is along the coast through desert landscapes with small oasis villages with plantations of fruit and vegetables, we pass...

Arriving at the border crossing we are met by Tony who is Stefan's fixer to get us across the border into Angola. We clear Namibia with relative ease, the process slows down and is more complex in Angola. Now Maz is having to pay for our visas, the migration authority is being helpful trying to make it a lot cheaper for us by getting us to pay in local currency Kwacha instead of US dollars. We were a little dubious at this, but Maz gets Tony to validate that this...

The drive from Ongongo Waterfall Camp to Oshakati take us through Opuwa a town that we recalled from when we were in the area back in 2016. It's changed, we see several overland trucks with passengers and new supermarkets. As soon as we pull up at petrol station, we are surrounded by women all selling the same things no variation. Back in 2016 a totally different experience we never got hassled and saw no other tourists. On exiting the town, we decide to sto...

Great sleep with an early start to get to Terrace Bay before the Skeleton National park gate closes to meet our guides for the Skeleton coast tour. Breakfast was interesting and something I can't quiet deal with first thing in the morning, so when you add in the breakfast dish covered with the waitress saying "3,2,1 surprise" and revealing your omelette it was just too much to bare without my coffee. I'm just too impatient and ruin it by starting from "1"...

Back on the road we arrive in the border town Sesheke where we quickly cross over into Namibia without any issues. The Namibian border town main drag is a welcome site with 2 large supermarkets, pharmacy, clothing shops etc. We stock up on snacks for the Skelton Coast trip, fresh bread and ice pops to go in the Hilux camper freezer knowing they will be a welcome treat in a week or so. We have a long 5 hour drive ahead on fantastic tarmac roads down the Caprivi...