After a short visit to the Himba people (where Shelly came back with a traditional red face, swearing this helps the Himba women not to get wrinkles) we left Kuneme River Lodge to Ruacana.
I am alwas getting a little bit nervous, when your rental company has written into the contract, NOT to use D3700, "due to extreme road conditions", "own risk" "all mechanical repair and recovery costs will be on the renter's risk"....But it was only 48KM vs 160KM going around.
Well, Shelly took the challenge and drove trough holes, around big stones, did not hesitated to cross little rivers, dips, crossing jungle paths... Until we finally made it to the main hill. She drove to the top and you cold see the Ruacana waterfalls and the power station.
Unfortunately you could also see a very, very steep gravel road going into the valley, washed out from the rain and a lot of stones and gravel. I have to admit that my heart beat was for sure not good and my doctor would be not happy with me, as a slight mistake really means, that you are gone into the valley.
So Shelly was starting the decent, driving around holes and avoiding to hit rocks and - very important - not to slide! Thanks to her driving skill we made it, but boy, that was not one of my favorite moments in life, despite of the great scenery!
What a great moment when we got to the power plant and the tar road started...
Whew! That must have taken some guts, but am glad you made it through okay.
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