Another early morning (is there any other kind) finds us heading NorthWest.
First stop is
Known for shipwrecks
and fishing
The Atlantic is very cold, by the way. Which is odd considering all the holiday places we've passed.
Oh, did I mention the long roads:
And the spectacular scenery
Next stop is a large seal colony. These guys are smelly but cute
or not
But they are having fun
We stop at yet another rest camp with a pool and local not so wildlife
Good nite
And good morning. How peaceful the camp looks
The Herero people.
A local road-side stand.
These are some Herero women (with Ja)
The married women are dressed in German colonial attire (the missionaries' idea), and unmarried are slightly less attired.
Her head dress is mud with leather highlights.
Sam with his ex-girlfriend (he didn't have enough cattle)
The tree of life
And their home
The next stop is the rock engravings and paintings maintained by the Damara tribe. These are thought to be up to 6000 years old.
Optional rides to our tents
The next stop was the Petrified Forest with our guide from the Damara tribe.
These looked just like chunks of wood.
The original trees are 280 million years old and were sweep here by a flood from hundreds of miles away. Their remains (most of which are still buried) litter the landscape of this valley.
The Damara speak the 'click' language. There are 4 different click sounds. Here our guide is singing a song in his language.
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