FIELD NOTES: Those That Haste Stumble, Whereas the Patient One Continues

—what I learned from the "Camel Man" atop the Dunes in Deadvlei.

The "Camel Man." Photo by Antoine Van Aerde

Perched atop Namibia’s dunes, a grey-bearded man carrying a wooden stick, gazes at me with intense eyes. As I catch my breath during the ascent, he says, "Take it slow, one step at a time, just like a camel does," before continuing his way.