If one drives 340kms (210 miles) due west from Luderitz along the straight road through the desert past the Wild Horses and Ais, you will arrive in Keetmanshoop. Another 13kms to the north will bring you to the Quiver Tree Forest and a group of rock formations known as the…
Our second day in Luderitz was spent discovering the town and its surrounds and it was another really interesting day.
Our safari drive was a door-to-door service starting at 09:00. As we drove past the service garage we were surprised to see that our car had already been collected from the rail siding.
With 90kms to go to arrive in Luderitz there was an unexplained sinister clicking noise coming from the engine. Then there was no more power steering and the engine was overheating so it was turned off and we moved off the road.
As the crow flies, the distance between Swakopmund and Luderitz is about 450kms but one can only go this route along the coast if part of a safari tour. We had to travel the long way around which was 800kms. We decided to do this trip over 4 days stopping…
