Monthly Archives: May 2012

Next to the Directors house is the house of the “Buchhalter”, the bookkeeper. Handling the finances obviously put you second in rank. This house is not in as good condition as the directors house. Part of the roof is missing. … Continue reading →

Some distance away from the town you find the residence of the “Diamanten Minen Direktor” Hans Hörlein. Hörlein was the director for many years, even after South Africa took over the control of the country. It is well kept (it … Continue reading →

In the centre of Kolmanskop is The Kasino. It was built in 1927 as the last building in Kolmanskop. It was used for many things. It was a big restaurang, it was a church, a theatre, a sports hall and … Continue reading →

In 1908 the German railroad inspector August Stauch asked his workers to keep an eye open for “shining stones”. A black worker, Zacharias Lewala, who had earlier worked on the Kimberley diamondfields, found a stone and brought it to Stauch. … Continue reading →

In 1488 Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Diaz landed just south of what is now known as Lüderitz. He found nothing of value but erected a stone cross that is still there. To see Diaz point you just leave Lüderitz eastbound and … Continue reading →

Penguins are very exotic if you are from Sweden and in Lüderitz there is a chance of seeing them so let’s take a boat trip! There are two different boats taking tourists and we choose to go on the old … Continue reading →

We arrived to Lüderitz in the afternoon and quickly found our hotel – The Nest. It is beautifully located on the rocky beach. Nice rooms with a beautiful view and the sound of waves making you sleep well. But the … Continue reading →

When we left the Fish River Lodge we started on the gravel road and saw some of those famous Karakul sheep… …before we turned on the beautiful tarred road towards Lüderitz. At one point we were just driving and driving … Continue reading →

From that beautiful viewpoint we continued. Down… …a rather scary road… …built along the slope, the road seemingly ready to let go at any time. But down we came alive and were met by this beautiful sight. Mirror-like water and … Continue reading →

On our third day at the Fish River Lodge we took a tour. Immediately after breakfast we went on a drive that was going to last most of the day. In the early hours we were lucky to see some … Continue reading →