Northwest of the Brandberg Mountains,(a granite mass left somewhat incongruously on the landscape, after the continental upheavals of the Early Cretaceous rifting, some 130 million years ago) flows a dry sand river, the Ughab. Its riverbed is a ribbon of green twisting and turning as it pushes its way between black rocks on its inexorable journey to the sea. The Ughab appears to be dry but the water runs deep beneath the sands. Every so often a waterhole rises close to the surface, reaffirming that the most important giver of life lies underneath. Each waterhole is surrounded by tall reeds and thick bush, suggesting a haven of immense proportions as you approach, but only to disappoint as a muddy “puddle” is all that you will often see. All life has to come here, because of their necessity to drink.
Namibia is a desert landscape with a sparse covering of grass…
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