Proposed route (subject to minor variation)

Day 1 – Starting from Noordoewer

Day 1 – outskirts of Noordoewer

Day 1 – into the mountainous areas

Day 1 – Feel like I’m on another planet

Day 1 – camping on edge of road

Day 2 – Sunrise on the mountains

Day 2 – Glorious sunrise

Day 2 – donating balls at Aussenkehr Primary

Day 2 – The beautiful Orange River

Day 2 – The beautiful Orange River

Day 2 – Walking along Orange River

Day 4 – heading north

Day 4 – back onto the tar road near Rosh Pinah

Day 2 – Finally made it to top of 20km climb

Day 5 – Exhaustion starting to set in

Day 6 – More long straight roads

Day 6 – Getting tough but pushing on

Wendy gives out balls to schools in Luderitz

Day 8 – On the road to Helmeringhausen

Day 9 – Gravel roads getting hard on the feet

Day 11 – Headwinds and dust storms all day

Day 12 – Oryx graze as I walk by

Day 12 – More amazing sunsets

Day 13 – Scenery changes every day

Day 13 – never tire of seeing these guys

Day 13 – Hoping for zebra up ahead

Day 13 – Zebra roaming free

Day 14 – Sand dunes of Sossusvlei

Day 14 – Sand dunes of Sossusvlei

Day 15 – On my way to Solitaire

Day 17 – Only 200km to my half way rest point

Day 17 – Crossing the Tropic of Capricorn

Day 17 – The thousand hills of the Namib Valley

Day 18 – The thousand hills of the Namib Valley

Day 18 – smashed out 70km today

Walvis Bay – gave out soccerballs on behalf of Yr3 at St Bedes

Walvis Bay – gave out more soccerballs

Walvis Bay – Flamingoes at sunset

Day 21 – walking along Skeleton Coast

Day 21 – Freight vessels waiting for port

Day 21 – Red sand near Langstrand

Day 21 – Pier at Langstand

Day 21 – Arriving into Swakopmund

Swakopmund – meeting with Rotary

Swakopmund – Visiting schools with Global Citizen Flag

Day 23 – Shipwreck near Wlotskasbaken

Day 24 – Reaching the junction where I leave the Skeleton Coast

Day 28 – Joining up with our guide Obed for next 10 days

Day 28 – Walking towards Sorris Sorris

Day 28 – Several elephant zones in this area calls for extra caution

Day 31 – Amazing scenery of the Damaraland region

Day 32 – Reached the turnoff to Palmwag, one of my key milestones

Day 33 – Up and down the undulating gravel roads is hard work

Day 33 – Amazing seeing herds of Zebra in their native environment

Day 34 – Love my campfires, this one is at Warmquelle

Day 35 – The road into Opuwo is quite hilly and dusty but I’m pushing on

Day 37 – Hit by a dust storm on my way into Opuwo

Day 37 – Final milestone before the end, only 180km left to go!

Day 38 – Love giving out soccer balls and seeing smiles on these faces

Day 38 – These kids were walking to school on a Sunday afternoon

Day 40 – Amazing trees with large trunks in this region

Day 40 – Enjoying the scenery on second last day

Day 41 – What better way to start my last day!

Day 41 – Passing Himba villages on way into Epupa Falls

Day 41 – Traditional Himba elder walked with me for a few km

Day 41 – The end is in sight, the mighty Kunene River and border with Angola

Day 41 – My final step saw me on the edge of the Epupa Falls… breathtaking!