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Kolmanskop. This was the place where
Stunning red sand dunes of Sossusvlei
Another such pan is Deadvlei (pronounced
as Dead-fly) where big camel-thorn trees,
dead for want of water, still stand erect.
They grew here until about 900 years
ago when the sand sea finally blocked the
occasional floods.
Deadvlei
After quenching our thirst with the
grandeur of Sossusvlei, we take the road
heading south west to the coast and the
town of Luderitz.
Here we visit the ghost town of
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diamonds were first mined in Namibia.
The town flourished till 1943 when the
mine was shut down and the town was
abandoned to the elements.
We leave the coast and Luderitz behind,
making our way east to Keetmanshoop
and the Quiver Tree Forest. We spot wild
horses on the way and are regaled with the
story of how Namibia got wild horses.
Wild Horses of Namibia
According to the story, when the Germans
left Namibia after the first world war, they
set free all the horses they owned. Over
the century these domesticated horses ran
wild and became the present wild horses of
Namibia.
Quiver trees were so called because in the
17th Century the San hunter–gatherers
were seen making Quivers for their arrows
from the hollow branches. These trees are
very beautiful.
Quiver Trees
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