Epic End to Our NAMIBIAN Adventures | Sossusvlei-Fish River Canyon // EP.61

We are spending our last days in Namibia, exploring iconic locations like Sossusvlei, Fish River Canyon and Lüderitz. But we also experience much more, just driving in the desert and even seeing a train that derailed.
We left the Farm after amazing days, stopped in Windhoek for some needed repairs and started driving South, to the desert again.This time we are visiting the south of Namibia, first stop is Sossusvlei. Famous for the red sand dunes, some of the oldest on the planet and also between the tallest! Normally one would come here at sunrise and sunset, but we didn't make it logistically, but that's ok, in such a trip one learns to don't focus that much on checking all the boxes. Instead we are continuing towards the desert, experiencing incredible landscapes and Wildlife. This is one of our favorite parts of this trip, just roaming around.
We make it to Lüderitz, where we wanted to surf. Unfortunately it doesn't work but stay anyway as we find this coast extremely beautiful. We decide against going to Kolmanskop, instead we stop at a train that recently derailed on the way to Lüderitz. We see many accidents on the road but nothing like this.
Our last destination is Fish River Canyon, and for us one of the highlights of Namibia. We like it that much that we stay the whole day admiring this wonder.
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We, Kai & Irati from Germany and Spain, are currently on a full-time Overland journey. We quit our jobs, our apartment and left Germany mid of March 2022. We traveled all the way from Germany to Namibia, and had amazing experiences for the last year. Follow us in season 2 where we will be exploring the Middle East and Africa!
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[@antonios3687]

Impresionante , buenísimo sigo vuestros videos un saludos desde Galicia España 👍

[@Thebluelandy]

Namibia es un país para recorrerlo entero de norte a sur. Si te gustan los paisajes amplios y los lugares remotos, es el paraíso! Muchas gracias por tu comentario!!

[@AM-STM]

Hello and greetings from Montreal Canada 🇨🇦 this is truly a great video for me to learn about Namibia because I’m going to spend my vacation this year in Namibia. I have two weeks .I’ve never been to Africa before so it will be my first time .Thank you. have a great day.

[@Badfinger7761]

You guys are great. Don’t worry about the critics! Glad you do your own thing your own way - that’s what overland travel is all about!

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you for your comment! We will always be ourselves and do our own thing! Absolutely no sense of doing it other way. Happy Wednesday and greetings from South America 😎

[@Badfinger7761]

@@Thebluelandy South America!!! Awesome!! I hope Bluelandy arrives safe and sound before too long. In the meantime, enjoy!

[@ignasiignasi]

Me encantan vuestros vídeos que sigo desde hace tiempo. Desprenden mucha tranquilidad. Paisajes, ruta, vicisitudes afrontadas con temple y diálogos justos. Los de Namibia en particular: lo recorrí en 2019. Maravilloso país al que quisiera volver. Un abrazo desde Barcelona. Bon vent i molta sort!

[@Thebluelandy]

Muchísimas gracias!! En un viaje así uno acaba adaptándose y tomando los momentos difíciles con paciencia. Nos alegramos de que disfrutes de los videos, para nosotros el poder inspirar a otros es el mayor logro! Y si Namibia es espectacular 😍 Saludos desde Sudamérica!

[@damianorizzi1621]

Splendide immagini, tra le migliori in assoluto assieme a quelle lungo l'oceano, tra quelle girate in Africa. Livello sempre più alto di regia e narrazione. Super complimenti!

[@Thebluelandy]

Grazie mille Damiano! L'Africa ha posti meravigliosi ed è un paradiso per Overlanding. A volte è facile raccontare la storia dietro l'esperienza e altre volte mi ci vogliono molte ore. Siamo molto contenti che apprezzi il nostro lavoro.🤗🤗 Grazie ai vostri commenti, manteniamo la motivazione per continuare a pubblicare. Saluti dal Sud America! Thank you so much Damiano! Africa has beautiful places and is an overlanding paradise. Sometimes it's easy to tell the story behind the experience and other times it takes me many hours. We are very happy that you appreciate our work.🤗🤗 Thanks to your comments, we keep the motivation to continue publishing. Greetings from South America!

[@davegreenwood1663]

Namibia has been spectacular .Living in a small crowded country myself.I love the vast wide open parts of namibia ,were you could travel for hours without seeing anyone else.Outstanding once again.

[@Thebluelandy]

Namibia is outstanding! We enjoyed it so much there and will surely come back. We do love open spaces, I guess it's clear from the videos 😎 thank you so much for following along ,it is great to see your comments every week🤗

[@karinvriese7811]

I really, really enjoyed following you through Namibia. Looking at it, makes us longing to go back. It's such a beautiful country!

[@Thebluelandy]

Namibia is insane! So much open space and landscapes to leave you speechless. It is a place to come back for sure 😍

[@henkpretorius8042]

Excellent narrative and photography.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much!! We appreciate a lot the feedback 🤗

[@stevestott1514]

Loved how quite and peaceful there no crowds of people just raw and beautiful views all to your self . Another awesome adventure video again you two with great wild life and spectacular scenery . Cheers from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A. :) :) 🌍🍻👍🏼😁

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Steve, I highly agree the lag of crowds makes Namibia a special place, besides the stunning landscape.

[@stevestott1514]

@@Thebluelandy …🌍🍻👍🏼

[@georgehamukoshi735]

I qm from Canada 🇨🇦 and since you started recording in Namibia i followed eqch and every vedio you made..😢thank you very much..i will soon also travel to Namibia 🇳🇦

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey George, I’m glad you are enjoying the Namibian episodes! We really loved Namibia. We can highly recommend to go there rent a car and just roam around!

[@mjallenuk]

That was simple outstanding ... what an ending! I'm not a fan of hot countries but I think I could make an exception! Thanks for sharing x

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Matt, I (Kai) guess we are in the same boat. I suffer a lot in hot and humid places. Desert is most of the time ok cause it's dry. My recommendation would be go in winter (July - August) it's cold in the morning but as soon as the sun it out it's nice there!

[@jsiedlecki5331]

Hi Blue Landy. Loving keeping up with your wonderful adventures. Can I ask what you use to navigate to such wonderful places? Looking forward to see what is to come 😊🖐️

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey, and thank you 😊 We use the cheapest Garmin (~100€) in combination with free Opentopomaps

[@WilfredWalker-dq6rp]

Your drone footage of the canyon are super special. Have been there twice, the first to hike it in 1985. Our first long hike and learned some painful lessons 😂

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Wilfred, thank you! I can believe that the hike it tough, I would like to do it one day.

[@rrdayalan]

Don't be sorry for leaving, Bluelandy needs to be on the go.. Once again great drone shots and enjoyed through your eyes.

[@Thebluelandy]

Indeed bluelandy is made to roam around! But we will come back 🔜 thank you for you comment again, happy to read you in every video 😊🤗

[@kevinfutter4393]

loved it. Thank you.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you Kevin for taking the time to comment! 🤗

[@m3logistics]

Welcome to SA - there are so many places to be seen - the Northern Cape will be the first part of SA, then onto the Western Cape (you must visit the Atlantis Dunes!), etc. Joseph, Cape Town.

[@Thebluelandy]

We did enjoy South Africa, but the weather didn't cooperate that much! It was May-June, you get the idea, one of the wettest beginning of winter ever 😱😵 also we had to deal with so much before shipping to South America. I feel we didn't see enough 😫

[@lafras1973]

Welcome to my country

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much!! 😊

[@grahames9228]

Having been to the Grand Canyon, there is not much difference to what you saw in Namibia. Very nice.

[@Thebluelandy]

I (Kai) kinda felt the same, but it’s nice that in Namibia there are far less people at the side

[@gavinwhindus2932]

Welcome to SA, hope you enjoy our country!! I fear you will find it a bit to occupied for your taste!! The surfing is awesome esp. in Jeffries bay!! Please be careful as we are a crime ridden country, so take care where you camp. Wild camping will be difficult!! The Karoo will be a place you will enjoy vast open spaces!! Have fun!!

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Gavin, thank you we enjoyed it a lot to be there! Sadly we only had limited time to explore the country. And only made it along the coast to J-Bay before we had to turn back. But I don’t want to spoiler too much right now 😜

[@12kerryman]

Great episode

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you 😊

[@michaelsecomb4115]

Namibia reminds me of Outback Queensland, where we have just done 4000 kilometres travelling, except Qld has dinosaur fossils all over.

[@Thebluelandy]

I would love to visit Australia again especially with the Bluelandy and explore some more. but it’s really difficult and expensive to do this. Maybe one day 🤞

[@jacqueshickley]

Looks like you saw the wild horses too! Pity about the camera.

[@Thebluelandy]

Yes, we did!! Just after stopping to check out the train. Just got a glimpse of them 😍 the camera was the main reason for getting faster out of Namibia. 😫

[@aeyi7676]

kolmanskop the place filming fallout

[@Thebluelandy]

We didn't visit the place but I bet it's perfect for such series!

[@ldosucowboy3279]

Grand Canyon much more beautiful, jaw-dropping really. But, the amazing thing about where you are is that you can just spread a blanket and relax with no crowds of people. I do hope you get to USA and to see the Grand Canyon some day. 😊🇺🇸

[@Thebluelandy]

I bet it is!! Kai was explaining it to me while we were in front of the canyon! But he said exactly the same, crowded it most of the cases. The Fish River Canyon is awesome because you can drive around, park and drink coffee absolutely in silence with an stunning view. One day I will make it there, most probably not in this trip... 💸

[@lafras1973]

Fir any camera need

[@Thebluelandy]

What do you mean?

[@lafras1973]

@@Thebluelandy if you need to repair your camera in cape town

[@Thebluelandy]

We tried to get it repaired in Cape Town but it was not possible. Sadly

[@bertplank8011]

You should really call this the "Moody-Blue" Landy".....the German guy is not really a barrel of laughs is he. If you bump into the Australian/French couple you could ask the French woman to give you some tips on cooking good meals while on the move (steffi...who appears to be a very good cook...like many French) (What about Basque cookery?)

[@alwynvanwyk1851]

Here you are again, the GREAT negative Mr PLank...😂😂😂 This time I'm with you on the "German Guy". What a sour bro.... Hope South Africa can put a smile on his face...otherwise he's going to suffer, as we are a very friendly and smiling nation... ( Not that big a smile like Leigh when he is with Stephi 😂 ) He didn't like Deadvlei, was here at a young age before, Instagram bla bla bla.... Driving 50 000km with a lovely girl, but don't take her 1km off the tar into Kolmanskop, because he has seen empty old houses and ruins before bla bla bla... ONE LIFE, LIVE IT !!!

[@Thebluelandy]

Hahaha we get this comment a lot! Or is it you in other videos? 🙈 Kai looks like a very serious German to strangers but he is the first to joke around between friends and family. In some videos you can see it but in general is difficult to show this part of the personality when there is a camera pointing at you. And ,no he is not going to fake it for the sake of KZbin, sorry guys 🤣🤣🤣 oh, we met Stephy in Cape Town🎉 After all this time on the road she absolutely knows how to be creative around food! We are not chefs but we consider ourselves pretty good cooks and we mix recipes (German, Spanish, Basque ❤️)

[@Thebluelandy]

It's funny to read these comments! 🤣 or at least I(Irati) are laughing right now! see what I did there? 😜 I guess I shouldn't be spending time writing this but as you did spend the time, I guess is fair🤔 Smile doesn't equal happiness and not smiling doesn't mean you are joyless. We are honest in this channel and show it how we feel it, Sossusvlei will not be in out top list of places to visit. We enjoy other places a lot more(including Fish River Canyon in the video), but this is personal opinion and that's great so we don't all end up doing the same thing 😬 I also didn't feel like going to Kolmanskop, and we are not going to go because it makes great content in KZbin. I hope you find joy in our videos, and start seeing behind "the German guy" .😜 We do live our life how we want, and take the time to share some hints in this channel. Enjoy!

[@Badfinger7761]

It is ok to be a morgenmuffel or sportmuffel if some days you are not up to it. 😅

[@AdrianSekulu-fn9vc]

Bro you are too moody man you made the trip boring Thanks to your wife

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Adrian, im not an actor and I will not act happy to record when I’m not. A journey that brings you that far, over such a long time has ups and downs. We will not hide that. I believe you also have days where you are moody, but in your case there is no camera exposing it… If you expect an always happy vlog than I’ve to say we’ll disappoint you.

Amazing guys 🫶🏽 really insparing

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you Jorge!! So glad we are inspiring others 🎉🙌