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Heimo Hellwig
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Location: Swakopmund
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 Posted: Sep 27, 2016 03:41 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Pierre Joubert
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Location: Western Cape
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| Posted: Sep 27, 2016 12:25 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Fantastic outing Heimo! I wish I was there to join you.
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Heimo Hellwig
Joined: 03 Aug 2014
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Location: Swakopmund
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| Posted: Sep 28, 2016 03:00 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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| Pierre Joubert wrote: | | Fantastic outing Heimo! I wish I was there to join you. |
Hello Pierre, the claim will still be there when you visit next time.
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Heimo Hellwig
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Location: Swakopmund
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| Posted: Mar 05, 2017 12:51 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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The Swakopriver is coming down. The last time was in 2011/2012. The pictures below were taken approximately 20 km from Swakopmund. The river should reach the Atlantic ocean sometime tomorrow.
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2017 07:22 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Our latest trip to the old Khan mine and into the Swakop river.
PART 1.
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| ....and down to the river bed. |
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2017 07:49 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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PART 2: Still going down.
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| Ostriches in the river bed. |
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2017 08:40 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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PART 3. All the way down the river bed.
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| This and the "lush" green, the only signs that this river was flowing a couple of months ago. |
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A family of "klipspringers".
These little guys are extremely agile and sure-footed up and down the cliffs, hence the name klipspringer(rock/ or cliff jumper) |
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| Cheers, time to get home. |
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2018 01:27 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Recent trip to Spitzkoppe, Erongo Region.
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| Look back towards Henties Bay and the fog bank over the ocean. |
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2018 01:41 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Spitzkoppe continued.
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| Road to Stiepelmann Mine. |
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| Sabine and Mollie having a rest in the little shade available. |
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2018 01:53 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Spitzkoppe.
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2018 07:34 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Thank you for the lovely photos. I wish I could have joined you:-( I hear that Swakop also had a lots of rain. I hope you did not suffer damage. Best regards.
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2018 02:06 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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| Pierre Joubert wrote: | | Thank you for the lovely photos. I wish I could have joined you:-( I hear that Swakop also had a lots of rain. I hope you did not suffer damage. Best regards. |
Hi Pierre, yes, the Erongo Region had some good rains, including The Brandberg and surrounding area. Fortunately we did not suffer any damage. Kind regards.
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Heimo Hellwig
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Location: Swakopmund
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| Posted: Aug 11, 2018 01:38 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Namib Desert Crystals.
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Heimo Hellwig
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Location: Swakopmund
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| Posted: Jan 04, 2019 02:16 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Below a few "rocks" collected during a recent visit to the abandoned Khan mine near Goanikontes.
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| Locality: | | Khan Mine, Goanikontes, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Locality: | | Khan Mine, Goanikontes, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Locality: | | Khan Mine, Goanikontes, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Locality: | | Khan Mine, Goanikontes, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Locality: | | Khan Mine, Goanikontes, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Locality: | | Khan Mine, Goanikontes, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Locality: | | Khan Mine, Goanikontes, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Locality: | | Khan Mine, Goanikontes, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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