African Memories

Post by **Klipspringer** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:40 am

Some remote landscapes

Post by **Richprins** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:01 am

A remarkable odyssey, Peej!

I like the idea of hot baths in camp...

My favourite is the rockhopper!

Post by **Pumbaa** » Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:02 pm

Awesome scenery shots, PJL $\O$

Post by **Richprins** » Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:04 pm

This looks like good training for Dimwits!...must remember!

Post by **PJL** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:48 pm

From Ai-Ais we took a big drive round to Luderitz on the coast. There were yet more straight roads

And some straight tracks!

It would be fascinating to know when and where this was used

Along the road there were thousands of small birds - presumably feeding from seeds that were caught up in the tarmac. However they were really bad at flying away from oncoming traffic in time and due to the numbers there were a couple of casualties along the way

We also found desert horses $O\/$ $O\/$

The landscapes were vast

Eventually we arrived at the coast

In Luderitz we managed to organise a local guide to go hunt sand roses. It seemed a slightly strange concept, but buried in the sand on the beaches in the area there were deposits of gypsum looking like rose petals, and our guide basically told us where to dig.

Eventually after some minimal effort, some sand roses were discovered

The rest of the evening was a good kingklip meal and a decent sunset by the water

Post by **Flutterby** » Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:16 am

Amazing landscapes! $\O$

Are sand roses edible?

Post by **Lisbeth** » Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:38 am

Gypsum is a mineral, if I don't error, so maybe if you have a need for calcium.........

It must have been a relief to reach the coast after all the flat sandy landscape. It would have been for me

Don't talk about eating fresh fish at the sea, I get all

Great that you saw the horses $\O$

Post by **Klipspringer** » Fri Jul 10, 2020 2:32 pm

It's a really scenic drive down from Aus to the coast

Was the Garub wild horse area already in place then with waterhole and signpost etc?

Post by **Richprins** » Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:03 pm

Brilliant stuff, Peej!

Ja, it is a big place and those roads are long and STRAIGHT!

Yes, Flutts, one can fry or bake the sand roses with a bit of salt!

$\O$

Post by **Lisbeth** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 11:48 am

Richprins wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:03 pm
Yes, Flutts, one can fry or bake the sand roses with a bit of salt! $\O$

I hope that you are joking?

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