Kolmanskop Sunrise in the Mist

It was another early start so we could be at the mine museum for sunrise. It was 6:45 a.m. when we once again walked towards those old buildings. Today, however, fog blanketed the landscape, so it was quite eerie as we returned to those derelict buildings.

We had visited again so the morning light would enter the room from the opposite direction, creating new perspectives and atmosphere, but there was no sunrise to be seen and it was difficult to find something worthwhile with the flat and dull lighting I was given.Everyone felt the same, but even so, I'm sure there will be something to show for the visit. Very nice coffee was available in the cafe, so all was not lost - there are definitely photos I'm pleased with that I'll process when I'm back home. The fog did clear by the way, but not until the sun was too high in the sky to be useful for photographs.

There was one interesting thing, though, which I've included in the photos. There is a plant in Namibia that only flowers on one day in the year and not only was there a plant in one of the garden areas, it had chosen this very day to perform. Clearly, we all had to photograph it.Read more