Magnificent namibia - february 28 to march 13, 2009
MARCH 9 - 12, 2009:
random sites including the
skeleton coast, Solitaire & Windhoek
During our many hours in our Land Rover, we noted that the names of Namibian towns and sites blend
the country's
German, Afrikaans/Dutch and British colonial past with indigenous languages. We
also observed bizarre road signs,
an abandoned ship wreck, a huge seal colony, many bad roads, and other strange
things along the way.
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| (Above) Wood
from Quiver trees is used for arrow quivers. |
(Above) Uplift
of Tectonic plates created this geology. |
(Above)
Standing at the latitude of Capricorn in Namibia. |
(Above L) Typical road sign warning of flooded road ahead (Above R). |
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| (Above) Sign
warns of gravel road ahead, on the outskirts of Swapkomund. |
(Above L) Danger signs indicated many different road conditions:
extra curvy and/or steep to (Above C) the road broken off. (Above R) As Carolyn and Wendy examine that the road actually dropped away due to a prior set of floods, we thought that the family in the cart (Above Far R) may have had the right idea for travel in the area! |
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(Above L) Some
signs are just silly though the |
(Above L & R) The "town" of Solitaire mostly consisted of broken cars, cactus, a general store and a few human residents plus many desert critters, e.g., beetles, squirrels, etc. |
(Above) Some
signs are just ironic. Rostock Ritz was a roadside cafe... |
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| (Above) The
Skeleton Coast was well known for shipwrecks though we only saw one. |
(Above L to R) We visited the largest seal colony we'd ever seen:
thousands of seals posing for the cameras, jockeying for the best rocks, swimming in the breakers, warming in the sun, and cuddling babies and youngsters. |
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(Above L) Wendy and Carolyn discuss the "best location." (Above R) then we must return the necessary equipment. |
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Handmade dolls in Herero and other Damara tribes' colorful hats & dresses. |
(Above) We
shut the door of the Land Rover in which we spent 10 days! |
(Above) Wendy,
Carolyn, and Rosta our guide in Namibia, say farewell. |
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