Keetmanshoop

It was up before dawn for some sunrise photos in the Kalahari. After some tea and coffee at the bar we hit the road to Keetmanshoop. Johan the manager was kind enough to give us two bags of ice before we left so the fridge was doing well.

When we arrived in Keetmanshoop we stopped a the Spar for some supplies and were immediately accosted by street children insisting that they would be watching our car. We did what shopping we could (the Spar was not great) and upon leaving without paying the intimidation money we were verbally abused. Round the block to the OK (which at least had fresh rolls, cheese and decent looking meat) same story different faces. Keetmanshoop has probably been the most disappointing town in Namibia for me.

We took a quick drive around town to take a few pictures and headed off to the Mesosaurus campsite. On the way there we passed the Quiver Tree Forest and the Giants Playground. We were heartily greeted by Giel, owner and Fossil enthusiast. After sorting out the formalities we picked a campsite and pulled the beers from the fridge.

In the late afternoon Giel took us to see the Fossils that had been found on his farm. He knew quite a bit about how they had come about and what the area looked like when they were alive. We then moved on to see his Quiver Trees and Dolerite rock formations similar to that of the other two sites. He estimates he has over 5000 Quiver trees on his farm! He then played Vader Jakob on some Hollow Dolerite rocks and left us to look around and wait for sunset. You can easily skip the other attractions and see everything in one place, what a pleasure.