Namibia Skeleton Coast - Leg/Day 2
'Kuidas' bush camp, Huab River valley, Terrace bay, Hoarusib Valley, 'Leylandsdrift' bush camp
With the cessnas parked for a well deserved night's rest, we headed off to the'Kuidas' bush camp. A casual twenty minutes landrover drive farther up the gentle North slope of the valley. On the Kuidas camp stopover that evening/night and the next morning, we reportedly would have much to enjoy . Warm Schoeman family hospitality and fine bush camp comfort welcomed us while sunset shaded the Huab River valley and set the framing mountain ridges around in a golden glow.
A surprising mini oasis with a few trees, lush green shrubs and thickets of yellow reeds. A few oryxes grazing unperturbed on the slope below. A few songbirds giving us company arms length close by. A setting feeling almost surreal amids the surrounding vast expense of bone dry desert mountains. A mini green oasis which also in satellite view on Google maps stands out clearly. On the drive the next morning we would explore the surrounding mountain rock formations, including ancient rock paintings and petroglyphs.
As the following images and the short story( link below) capture and convey, 'Kuidas' is a magically interesting and beautiful site. One in which the modest small footprint camp accomodations blend naturally preserving the oasis and desert wilderness character.