Shipwrecks along the coast
17. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
486 known wrecks along the Skeleton Coast
Beach drive - Day 1
17. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A barge which was converted to a mussel farm
Day 1 in the dunes
18. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Sadly we lost one of our team 😓. Dani's Ford Ranger had a problem and had to limp back to Luderitz.
AVIS promised a new vehicle to be delivered to Luderitz and he'll be joining us at lunchtimeLæs mere
Saddlehill Mine
18. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This diamond mine was operational after the 1st world war until the depression and then again after the 2nd world war. At that time they were getting 10 Shillings per carat 😨
Day 2 in the dunes
18. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Fun day along the coastline and crossing over and between the dunes.
In keeping up with our transport fun ... Paul Goosen had a tyre problem 😨. A quick tyre change and all good again. Then cameLæs mere
Armando
19. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We had the privilege of spending lots of time with this very special boy 💜
Lunch stop
19. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Lunch with a view 😆
Day 3 in the dunes
19. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Another old diamond camp
19. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Morning beach walk
20. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
A couple of items found on our walk this morning.
Our campsites in the dunes
20. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Sylviahill
20. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Approximately 7000 seals at this colony
Day 4 in the dunes
20. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Not too much Technical Stuff they said ... But we still managed to get stuck 😲
Fishers Bron
21. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
A fishing camp where 6 fortunate (or unfortunate) stowaways managed to get to after being thrown off the ship on a makeshift raft - 5 men and 1 lady 😨
Fresh water 2m below the sand.
Meob Bay
21. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Day 5 - Beach Drive
21. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Eduhard Bolin 1909
21. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
More Shipwrecks
21. juli 2017, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Day 5 in the dunes
21. juli 2017, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Sandwich Habour
21. juli 2017, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
So .... What started off as a regular day in the dunes ended with only 3 of the 4 cars getting to camp 😓
Pauli's Landrover broke a CV joint 30km from camp 😲
Last campsite on the Dune Trip
22. juli 2017, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Walvis ... end of the dune trip
22. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Back in civilization.... For lunch then off to Spitzkoppe
Spitzkoppe
22. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After a last meal with our fellow travellers, we left the misty weather in Walvis and headed for the Spitzkoppe.
We spent our last night here with Dani, Armando, Matt and Claire.
Brandberg
23. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
So we've lost all our travel companions, who have gone back to Johannesburg, London and Switzerland 😓
However, the up side, we're sitting in 35° at the Brandberg as apposed to 5° on the coastLæs mere
Desert Ellie comes to visit
24. juli 2017, Namibia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We had an unexpected visitor last night 😊
I woke up at around 10pm to the sound of stomping and crunching. When I looked out of the tent window, I saw the outline of a lone Ellie 🐘 no furtherLæs mere
Travels with L and JLove spitzkoppe