Day 3: Aussenkehr to Luderitz

23 April 2019

After a quick breakfast we packed up camp - luckily this just basically involves closing the roof top tent. We spent the most part of the morning driving the most spectacular road along the banks of the Orange River, with lush greenery close to it’s banks, and desolate desert just a few metres away. The undulating road hugs the river bank and made for exciting driving, before joining a tar road north through Rosh Pinah.

We then continued onto Aus, and then to Luderitz, spotting some wild horses and the occasional abandoned railway house along the way. Our conclusion thus far is that Namibia only considers tarring their roads if there is proximity to grapes or diamonds.

We arrived in Luderitz and followed signs to Agate Beach, which is a long and barren beach just north of town. The blustery weather made for an uninspiring trip, although it looks like it may be a popular picnic and braai spot over weekends in good weather.

We spent the afternoon doing some admin and shopping, and running inexplicably late for everything we tried to do. It would take us another day to realise that we had erroneously turned our clocks back an hour when we crossed the border; not realising that Namibia had abolished switching to GMT +1 for “winter time” in 2017, and now uses the same time as SA all year round. Nevertheless, we had what we thought was an early supper of Luderitz oysters and fresh seafood after exploring the town.