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Travel Blogs from Luderitz
Sunrise over the Sossusvlei & off to Lüderitz !
... road in the dark proved it’s really necessary to adapt its driving skills & stick to the speed limit…at least till it gets light a bit :p After Km45 we passed Dune 45, but we continued straight. An additional 15km more and we arrived at a parking lot. You either had the possibility to drive the tough 5km to Sossusvlei yourself (4x4 mandatory!!) or to park your car and jump on a shuttle/gametour/car. Since Brecht became extremely skilled in 4x4 I ...
Luderitz - a laid-back town
... on the waterfront. The "mall" comprises a few clothing stores and dark corners with informal trade. There are a few Chinese stores, a bottle store and the ubiquitous offices offering financial assistance... As we explore the town, we notice certain sections of this town have been abandoned and just when we're debating if this is going the way of Kolmanskop, we spot other sections that are being ...
Luderitz
Never thing something like Luderitz. It is a magical little harbour. It is surrounded by rock, sand and Atlantic. Many little fishing trawlers and few medium size ships. The harbour is not deep enough for big guys.Anita went absolutely balistic with the camera. Hope you can appreciate Luderitz beauty through Anita's photos.
We managed to get ourselves some oysters, which ...
Das Nichts
... fahren. Nur wenn man durch Sand fährt isses wie auf Schnee fahren :) Bis zum Canyon waren es knapp 100km und es wurde ganz schön warm mit der Zeit. Aber wir kamen gut voran und die Landschaft war so was von schön ... obwohl schön gar nicht das richtige Wort dafür ist. Wenn es nicht so staubig gewesen wäre, wären wir wahrscheinlich nur mit Kinnlade runter durch die Landschaft gefahren. So was hat man noch nicht gesehen und es haut einen einfach ...
Traveling with grown up "kids"
... am not saying that everything is rosy and there are times when there is some bickering going around, but they would tell you that the worst are me and Lance, which would be true. We seem to get tired more quickly and we become more impatient. We can drive for hours without any kid complaining: Roman reads and writes while Fab watches shows on the computer, sometimes accompanied by his brother. During that time, Peggy and Tristan follow us in their vehicle, ...