The last week was spent traversing the two dry river beds of the Aba-Hoab and Hoanib, as well as exploring the river road along the Kunene River.
We got to see the rare desert elephant in the Aba-Huab and enjoyed the spectacle of our first thunderstorm of the trip. 
The Hoanib presented us with lots of fun. It had thankfully dried out after the rains, leaving us to deal with the cloying mud. Not to be outdone by this, we drove along the riverbed, trying to maintain a constant speed so we would not get stuck. We did quite well, having managed to avoid the hair raising aspects of traveling at speed through slippery mud… 
It was a wonderful driving through these dry riverbeds, as they gave us views that you usually cannot see. From the strange formations of the trees on the cliff edge, to the tiny caves carved by the migrating Bee Eaters.
Arriving at the Kunene River, our first sight was the Epupa Falls. Although on a much smaller scale than the Victoria Falls, they are just as spectacular. What makes them really wonderful though, is the freedom you have of exploring them. You can walk right up to the edge and look over, go downriver and see the water thundering over the cliffs, whereas at the Vic Falls you are constricted by the fences.
We decided to travel directly along the river between Epupa Falls and the Kunene River Lodge, as opposed to taking the southern road(recommended as better and safer) around. After eventually finding the road, we discovered that it is very passable, with only three to four sections of serious 4x4ing. After all the misgivings we had heard so far, we were expecting a road that presented us with painstakingly slow progress, or no progress at all. It turned out that the road is in no way easy and can only be traveled by a 4×4 with enough ground clearance, but it IS passable and very, very beautiful.
Having tackled the infamous river road (:-)) we are now spoiling ourselves at the wonderful Kunene River Lodge. This is the one place everyone made a point of telling us about and now we know why. It is spectacularly beautiful and peaceful. Combining the best of location, service and facilities, it is a pleasure to have access to unlimited hot water, tall shady trees and free WiFi!
From here we will be traveling south
again towards Etosha, and we’ll see where we go from there… 😉
Skype!? Wifi!!! Yes please!!! 🙂
And yes, of course it must be gorgeous. Need to hear it with your words though! Loving you from afar
Spent the morning with a cup of tea reading up on all of your adventures! It’s too awesome. It’s like reading an adventure book and I find myself wanting to turn to the next page! So please keep writing 😉 Thanks for the updates! Looks amazing! XxX P.S. You write really well Astrid! And loving all the pics too!