Just before 5 pm we arrived at Kulala Desert Lodge.
At this point the sandstorm had raged for circa 45 minutes.
We rushed out of “our” vehicle, and into the Lodge’s hub/reception/lounge.
From there, the nearest of the nearby sand sea’s huge dunes is usually spectacularly evident.
At this moment, it was invisible.
(eagle-eyed viewers will notice that the featured image was taken through a window, albeit the lounge’s nicely clean, clear glass…as is also true of the next two photos)
One minute later, “the view” was truncated further.
Another minute later, however, the storm was abating.
Accordingly, we briskly walked outside, and within a further minute we were inside “our” thatch-topped, partly canvas-walled tent/cottage hybrid.
Our luggage having speedily followed us, I walked out onto “our” deck, which faced north-ish.
The sandstorm was rapidly retreating/abating, and the magnificence of the local landscape was beginning to become apparent.
Very shortly thereafter, the storm rallied.
As you will see in this series’ next chapter, just six minutes later the wind really had “died”…and we were about to enjoy something very few tourists ever experience in the Namib.