A few more Wild Horses...

As you drive from Aus on your way to Luderitz you will find lots of Wild horses. There's lots of speculation as to how they originally arrived and all seems to be from the war days. They have adapted over the years and are completely wild. 

A Ghost of a town, Kolmanskop

When you get the chance to visit Ludertiz, you must factor in a visit to the old  mining village Kolmanskop either in the morning or the evening for the best light.

This little town was abandoned in 1958 when the last of the diamonds were depleted and what is left of the once colonial village are beautifully built grand homes taken over by the Namibian desert. A photographers delight.

 

Luderitz caught us for a sucker....

We came into Luderitz the other day and the weather was stunning. Took a drive around the town and looked at Shark Island camp site then took a drive out to Dias Point about 30 km out of town to have a squiz then after an ale and lunch decided to head on back to Shark Island as the view was great and the evening sublime.. After a couple of glasses of my favorite wine we retired to bed around 9 or 10. It gets dark here really early though lol... At around midnight we were woken up with gale force winds lifting the ladder and our fly sheet. It was horrific and eventually we packed it all up in the wee hours when we were worried the tent wouldn't make the night.. Also worried that we had a long holiday ahead and the tent a vital part of that holiday.

It sure was the calm before the storm!!!!

A Little Ghost of a Town

Tick off my bucket list, a ghost town, grand in her hey day and well worth the visit. Kolmanskuppe just outside Ludertiz. The wind blew and the dunes moved, my camera popped out now and then to get these...