Up just after dawn for views of the dam and bird-life stirring. Then the long straight road
towards next place of any size (for a post office at last, let alone provisions) is Aus - though we stop first at another Commonwealth cemetery where, mysteriously, poor German souls look to have died after the war ended
towards next place of any size (for a post office at last, let alone provisions) is Aus - though we stop first at another Commonwealth cemetery where, mysteriously, poor German souls look to have died after the war ended
The tiny
information centre in town sheds light on why so many German soldiers died in Nov 1918
: on the German surrender in 1915, a POW camp had been established close by, and a 'flu epidemic in Autumn 1918 wiped out both German prisoners and South African guards. What a way to end your war.
On the road from Aus west towards Luderitz on the Atlantic coast is the Garub pan which attracts Namibia's population of local wild horses
You're warned not to leave your car or go a-wandering off the road as cuts through "the forbidden zone" - namely where the diamond mines are! Later we see helicopters tracking the road - hopefully scenic tourist flights rather than men with guns...
The road views are spectacular and, on our return to camp, D climbs one of the surrounding hills for a view – super shots of the camp and the pan
The road views are spectacular and, on our return to camp, D climbs one of the surrounding hills for a view – super shots of the camp and the pan
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