Day 5 Soutknersvlakte

We started the last day with a quick hike to the old mining town.

The hike started through a patch of greenery where the tracks and droppings of oryx tells of a nearby natural spring. Just image life 100 years ago in this barren landscape....

Again we turned towards the sea, crossing a huge saltpan and ancient ocean floors littered with shells, the crunching sound of our feet breaking through the salt crust. So different to the texture of the dunes and again different to walking on the beach.

Occasionally catching sight of the wreck of the Eduard Bohlen in the distance, beckoning you to come closer.
The Bohlen stranded on 5 September 1909 and it is also at the Bohlen where the hike ends. 13.3km for the day....100km on the dot.

Champaign all around. 100km in one of the harshest environments on earth.Read more