Saturday, August 22, 2009

SAND!!!

If you were to ask me to describe Namibia in one word, it would be this: SAND! The vast majority of Namibia is desert. The desert even covers the coastline, so that it's nearly impossible to tell where the desert stops and where the beach begins. Four days later, I'm still pulling sand out of my hair! But don't worry, it's not enough sand to make me get a haircut!

Beware of the sand! It's everywhere! Ahhh!!!

Desolate, yes, but there's some stark beauty in the desert.

On top of Dune 7, supposedly the largest, fastest moving dune in the world.

More sand...

...and then some more.

Striking a pose on top of Dune 7.

John, Phanus, and I decided to race down the dune. Phanus got going a little too quickly and totally bit the dust...literally.

It was a race to the finish, until I pushed John down and claimed first place. Have I ever mentioned that I'm REALLY competitive?

1 comment:

Marcia Cramer said...

Adam? Competitive?!

Penn beat Valpo last week and Ben Davis by one point this week. Corey got pretty choked up on the news.