Day 40 - Klein Aus to Betta (1/11)

A spot of rain, and a rather overcast day for a change. We drive out along the route of D's walk yesterday afternoon

and see road signs warning of kudu 

and oryx 

in perfect detail!  Not much call for these - surely hand-made?

We're tempted off the C13 onto a (yet more) "minor" road by a sign for "Tiras Biosphere".  There's gorgeous scenery - stone giving way to sand, with tufty yellow-green plants and the magnificent Naukluft mountains

but it remains a mystery as to what the Biosphere was as we saw no trace! 

We pass various campsite though we don't stop as it's still early; when, eventually, we choose what looks a fine spot and follow the path (through lots of gates which I have to get out to open...), the site has a fine view but also a huge wasps' nest in the shower-room. Maybe not ideal for the night - fingers crossed for another place.

Meanwhile, not another car for miles (so much so that, when you meet another vehicle, you're moved to wave or flash your lights : "Greetings! fellow human").  The roads are rutted and sandy but the views are magnificent - red sand dunes on one side and hills the other, and lots of huge weaver bird nests which will do for the host tree sooner or later,

Eventually, here's the little village of Betta, and its "garage campsite" is a pleasant shaded area