Shipwrecks along the coast

486 known wrecks along the Skeleton Coast
Beach drive - Day 1

A barge which was converted to a mussel farm
Day 1 in the dunes

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 lunchtimeBaca selengkapnya
Saddlehill Mine

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

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 cameBaca selengkapnya
Armando

We had the privilege of spending lots of time with this very special boy 💜
Lunch stop

Lunch with a view 😆
Day 3 in the dunes

Another old diamond camp

Morning beach walk

A couple of items found on our walk this morning.
Our campsites in the dunes

Sylviahill

Approximately 7000 seals at this colony
Day 4 in the dunes

Not too much Technical Stuff they said ... But we still managed to get stuck 😲
Fishers Bron

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

Day 5 - Beach Drive

Eduhard Bolin 1909

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Day 5 in the dunes

Sandwich Habour

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

Walvis ... end of the dune trip

Back in civilization.... For lunch then off to Spitzkoppe
Spitzkoppe

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

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 coastBaca selengkapnya
Desert Ellie comes to visit

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 furtherBaca selengkapnya
Travels with L and JLove spitzkoppe