The Living Desert in Namibia

We arrived in Walvis Bay, Namibia this morning and took a 5 1/2 hour desert tour.  We loaded into 4X4 off road vehicles and traveled through the Namib Desert.  Quite an interesting experience.  It's starkness makes it beautiful.  Our guide was a Crocodile Dundee sort of fellow who showed us reptiles that we never expected to see.  I wasn't too keen on holding the cameleon or petting the lizard, but a number of women did.

What we've seen so far was very nice.  It is tidy and clean and the people seem to be workers.  It was a German Protectorate until the early 1990s.

Translucent Lizard:  the skin is so sensitive that we couldn't touch this lizard.  Our guide said you can see the eggs when they are pregnant.