Shipwrecks along the coast
17. Juli 2017 in Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
486 known wrecks along the Skeleton Coast
Beach drive - Day 1
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A barge which was converted to a mussel farm
Day 1 in the dunes
18. Juli 2017 in 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 lunchtimeWeiterlesen
Saddlehill Mine
18. Juli 2017 in 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
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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 cameWeiterlesen
Armando
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We had the privilege of spending lots of time with this very special boy 💜
Lunch stop
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Lunch with a view 😆
Day 3 in the dunes
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Another old diamond camp
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Morning beach walk
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A couple of items found on our walk this morning.
Our campsites in the dunes
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Sylviahill
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Approximately 7000 seals at this colony
Day 4 in the dunes
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Not too much Technical Stuff they said ... But we still managed to get stuck 😲
Fishers Bron
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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
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Day 5 - Beach Drive
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Eduhard Bolin 1909
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More Shipwrecks
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Day 5 in the dunes
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Sandwich Habour
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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
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Walvis ... end of the dune trip
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Back in civilization.... For lunch then off to Spitzkoppe
Spitzkoppe
22. Juli 2017 in 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
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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 coastWeiterlesen
Desert Ellie comes to visit
24. Juli 2017 in 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 furtherWeiterlesen
Travels with L and JLove spitzkoppe