Kelly in the Wild, offers Sandwich harbour tours, Dolphin Cruises, Pelican Point Peninsula hikes, drives and Kayaking, as well as Hot Air ballooning and Scenic flights in Walvis Bay Namibia. Kelly's Journey
In the midst of somewhat of a mid-life crisis (personal problems, health challenges, the coronavirus pandemic and associated challenges with keeping a job and also my family together), I felt lost. The need to maintain my two daughters and my self-esteem, I was fortunate to meet a Life Coach (Jan Grobler). This helped me overcome my neglect of myself via program of self-love and self-healing. This further opened my mind to different ways to up my confidence. I started walking short distances, in so losing weight while upping my step count and walking speed. My fitness level, and weight loss, progressed to the point where I decided to walk a 150km Camino on the Kunene River. Like-minded strangers became friends over this period and also on subsequent hikes. The act of walking allows for introspection and also the sharing of life experiences in a non-threatening fashion. This is when I realised that I could do this a lot more often, and possibly for the rest of my life as a new career in a working situation. A friend, Alta Bredenkamp, whom I had met on the first hike, suggested I speak to Claire Whipp, owner of WWS and Madisa Camp about my vision. This resulted in the birth of this new slackpack trail, a joint endeavour where I could use my hospitality and people skills which I learnt in my previous life. In addition, my love of wildlife, and elephants in particular, made for a wonderful match in creating something unique for visitors to Namibia. Desert-adapted elephants live against the backdrop of the Brandberg in Damaraland. Now it was possible for me to share this them in a mutual relationship. Written by Dear Friend Larry Dolley
