Day 3 – October 27 – Highlanders to Namibian border and Felix campsite

Early start this morning, up at 5:30, breakfast, break camp and on the road by 7.
Today was incredibly hot, I think it got to 45-47 degrees, with the windows open on the truck it felt like all the moisture was sapped from my body and my eyes were burning behind my glasses and sunglasses. There was a strong wind up until the South Africa – Namibia border when all the wind died and it was just a still heat. The border crossing went very smooth though, the whole group got through pretty quickly. Watching the countryside go by was incredible, mountains gave way to barren landscapes, then  changed to mountains again as we got closer to the border. The border line follows the Orange river, and our campsite is on the banks of the river. Got my first sunburn of the trip, despite repeatedly slathering on sunblock and spent a while hanging out by the pool again.