![Map showing the Sperrgebiet surrounding Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163886.DSC_2586.JPG) Map showing the Sperrgebiet surrounding Lüderitz |
![The Namib Desert meets the Atlantic](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160911.DSC_2409.JPG) The Namib Desert meets the Atlantic |
![The Lange Wand, or Long Wall](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160910.DSC_2407.JPG) The Lange Wand, or Long Wall |
![The Namib Desert meets the Atlantic Ocean](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160912.DSC_2410.JPG) The Namib Desert meets the Atlantic Ocean |
![Rocky outcropping, St. Francis Bay (25 07S)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160913.DSC_2412.JPG) Rocky outcropping, St. Francis Bay (25 07S) |
![Coast of Francis Bay, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160914.DSC_2413.JPG) Coast of Francis Bay, Namibia |
![Coast of Francis Bay, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160915.DSC_2414.JPG) Coast of Francis Bay, Namibia |
![Easter Point, Namibia (25 17S)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160916.DSC_2418.JPG) Easter Point, Namibia (25 17S) |
![A sea cave along the Oyster Cliffs, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160918.DSC_2419.JPG) A sea cave along the Oyster Cliffs, Namibia |
![Black Cliffs, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160920.DSC_2423.JPG) Black Cliffs, Namibia |
![Sandy stretch of coast between St. Francis Bay and Spencer Bay](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160921.DSC_2426.JPG) Sandy stretch of coast between St. Francis Bay and Spencer Bay |
![Inhospitable coastline](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160922.DSC_2427.JPG) Inhospitable coastline |
![Namibian coast](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160923.DSC_2429.JPG) Namibian coast |
![Just north of Spencer Bay](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160924.DSC_2432.JPG) Just north of Spencer Bay |
![Interesting dark area along the cliffs](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160925.DSC_2434.JPG) Interesting dark area along the cliffs |
![Cliffs north of Spencer Bay, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160927.DSC_2439.JPG) Cliffs north of Spencer Bay, Namibia |
![Cliffs north of Spencer Bay, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160928.DSC_2440.JPG) Cliffs north of Spencer Bay, Namibia |
![Cliffs meeting the sandy desert at Spencer Bay](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160929.DSC_2442.JPG) Cliffs meeting the sandy desert at Spencer Bay |
![Mercurcy Island, Namibia (25 43S)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160930.DSC_2444.JPG) Mercurcy Island, Namibia (25 43S) |
![Mercurcy Island, one of Namibia's penguin islands](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160931.DSC_2446.JPG) Mercurcy Island, one of Namibia's penguin islands |
![Wreck of the Otavi, 1945, surrounded now by a fur seal colony at Spencer Bay](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160932.DSC_2447.JPG) Wreck of the Otavi, 1945, surrounded now by a fur seal colony at Spencer Bay |
![Wreck of the Otavi surrounded by a Cape Fur Seal colony](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/46106756.namr1769.JPG) Wreck of the Otavi surrounded by a Cape Fur Seal colony |
![The cove containing the wreck of the Otavi](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160933.DSC_2448.JPG) The cove containing the wreck of the Otavi |
![The stern has broken off the Otavi](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160934.DSC_2450.JPG) The stern has broken off the Otavi |
![Dolphin Head, Namibia (25 44S)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160935.DSC_2451.JPG) Dolphin Head, Namibia (25 44S) |
![Dolphin Head, Namibia, looking north towards Spencer Bay](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160936.DSC_2456.JPG) Dolphin Head, Namibia, looking north towards Spencer Bay |
![Remote outpost in the Sperrgebiet around 55nm north of Lüderitz, perhaps Saddle Hill](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160937.DSC_2457.JPG) Remote outpost in the Sperrgebiet around 55nm north of Lüderitz, perhaps Saddle Hill |
![Namib Desert at Hottentotbaai](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160938.DSC_2459.JPG) Namib Desert at Hottentotbaai |
![Namib Desert at Hottentotbaai](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160939.DSC_2461.JPG) Namib Desert at Hottentotbaai |
![Namib Desert at Hottentotbaai](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160940.DSC_2465.JPG) Namib Desert at Hottentotbaai |
![Hottentotspunt and Hottentotsbaai, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160941.DSC_2466.JPG) Hottentotspunt and Hottentotsbaai, Namibia |
![Ruins at Hottentotspunt north of Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49772345.IMG029.jpg) Ruins at Hottentotspunt north of Lüderitz |
![Hottentotspunt, Namibia (26 08'S)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160942.DSC_2468.JPG) Hottentotspunt, Namibia (26 08'S) |
![Ichaboe Island south of Hottentotspunt](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160943.DSC_2474.JPG) Ichaboe Island south of Hottentotspunt |
![Industrial buildings for the guano mine on Ichaboe Island](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160944.DSC_2476.JPG) Industrial buildings for the guano mine on Ichaboe Island |
![Bootsbaai](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160945.DSC_2480.JPG) Bootsbaai |
![North end of Lüderitzbaai](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160946.DSC_2481.JPG) North end of Lüderitzbaai |
![Small wreck just north of Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160947.DSC_2482.JPG) Small wreck just north of Lüderitz |
![Civilization approaching Lüderitz from the north](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160948.DSC_2485.JPG) Civilization approaching Lüderitz from the north |
![Settlement on the northern edge of Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160949.DSC_2486.JPG) Settlement on the northern edge of Lüderitz |
![Lüderitzbucht](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160950.DSC_2487.JPG) Lüderitzbucht |
![Lüderitz, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160951.DSC_2489.JPG) Lüderitz, Namibia |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160952.DSC_2490.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160953.DSC_2491.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160954.DSC_2492.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160955.DSC_2493.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Ships docked at Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160956.DSC_2495.JPG) Ships docked at Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160957.DSC_2497.JPG) Lüderitz, Namibia |
![Nest Hotel, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160958.DSC_2498.JPG) Nest Hotel, Lüderitz |
![Southern end of Lüderitzbucht](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160959.DSC_2499.JPG) Southern end of Lüderitzbucht |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160960.DSC_2500.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Diaz Point, Namibia (Dias Point for the Portugugese)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160961.DSC_2502.JPG) Diaz Point, Namibia (Dias Point for the Portugugese) |
![Diaz Point lighthouse](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160962.DSC_2503.JPG) Diaz Point lighthouse |
![Another pass over Lüderitz before landing](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160963.DSC_2506.JPG) Another pass over Lüderitz before landing |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160964.DSC_2507.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz International Airport (FYLZ)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160965.DSC_2509.JPG) Lüderitz International Airport (FYLZ) |
![Kolmanskuppe is near the Lüderitz Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160966.DSC_2511.JPG) Kolmanskuppe is near the Lüderitz Airport |
![Kolmanskuppe ghost town from the air](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160967.DSC_2512.JPG) Kolmanskuppe ghost town from the air |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160968.DSC_2513.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Overflying the ghost town of Kolmanskuppe on approach to Lüderitz Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/46106757.namr1778.JPG) Overflying the ghost town of Kolmanskuppe on approach to Lüderitz Airport |
![V5-FIS tied down against the strong winds common at Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160969.DSC_2514.JPG) V5-FIS tied down against the strong winds common at Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz International Airport (FYLZ)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45160970.DSC_2517.JPG) Lüderitz International Airport (FYLZ) |
![Lüderitz can be reached from Windhoek by paved road](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161541.DSC_2518.JPG) Lüderitz can be reached from Windhoek by paved road |
![Passing Kolmanskuppe headed for town](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161542.DSC_2524.JPG) Passing Kolmanskuppe headed for town |
![We stayed at Gästehaus Zur Waterkant, belonging to Eckhart's aunt](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162056.lud392.JPG) We stayed at Gästehaus Zur Waterkant, belonging to Eckhart's aunt |
![Zur Waterkant Gästehaus, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162057.lud395.JPG) Zur Waterkant Gästehaus, Lüderitz |
![Zur Waterkant](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161544.DSC_2530.JPG) Zur Waterkant |
![View of Lüderitz Harbor from the guesthouse](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161543.DSC_2525.JPG) View of Lüderitz Harbor from the guesthouse |
![Sunset with a chuch tower, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161545.DSC_2533.JPG) Sunset with a chuch tower, Lüderitz |
![Sunset through a cactus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161547.DSC_2544.JPG) Sunset through a cactus |
![Residential areas on the north side of Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161546.DSC_2539.JPG) Residential areas on the north side of Lüderitz |
![Breakfast at the guesthouse Zur Waterkant](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161548.DSC_2547.JPG) Breakfast at the guesthouse Zur Waterkant |
![100th anniversary of Luderitz celebrated in 1983](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163898.DSC_2617.JPG) 100th anniversary of Luderitz celebrated in 1983 |
![View of Lüderitz with the Felsenkirche](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161549.DSC_2548.JPG) View of Lüderitz with the Felsenkirche |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161550.DSC_2550.JPG) Lüderitz |
![They say it's named after a different Goering](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162054.lud383.JPG) They say it's named after a different Goering |
![Skool Zone, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161552.DSC_2557.JPG) Skool Zone, Lüderitz |
![Lesehalle (Library) Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161554.DSC_2558.JPG) Lesehalle (Library) Lüderitz |
![Lesehalle (Library) Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161555.DSC_2559.JPG) Lesehalle (Library) Lüderitz |
![Turnhalle (Gym) Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161556.DSC_2560.JPG) Turnhalle (Gym) Lüderitz |
![Felsenkirche, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161557.DSC_2561.JPG) Felsenkirche, Lüderitz |
![Schnitzstrasse, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161558.DSC_2563.JPG) Schnitzstrasse, Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161559.DSC_2564.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Tischlerei (Cabinetmaker) Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161560.DSC_2565.JPG) Tischlerei (Cabinetmaker) Lüderitz |
![Kaaps Hotel, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161561.DSC_2568.JPG) Kaaps Hotel, Lüderitz |
![Diaz Coffee Shop, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161562.DSC_2569.JPG) Diaz Coffee Shop, Lüderitz |
![Bismarckstrasse, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161564.DSC_2572.JPG) Bismarckstrasse, Lüderitz |
![Hotel Diamond Reef, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161565.DSC_2573.JPG) Hotel Diamond Reef, Lüderitz |
![German School, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161566.DSC_2574.JPG) German School, Lüderitz |
![Kapps Konzert und Ball-Saal](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161568.DSC_2576.JPG) Kapps Konzert und Ball-Saal |
![Barrels Pub, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161569.lud065.JPG) Barrels Pub, Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161570.lud072.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Haus Eberlanz, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161884.lud093.JPG) Haus Eberlanz, Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161885.lud145.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Apotheke, Bismarckstrasse, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161886.lud212.JPG) Apotheke, Bismarckstrasse, Lüderitz |
![Nedbank, Bismarckstrasse, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161887.lud214.JPG) Nedbank, Bismarckstrasse, Lüderitz |
![Biltong shop, Bismarckstrasse, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161888.lud215.JPG) Biltong shop, Bismarckstrasse, Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz Tours and Safaris](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161889.lud216.JPG) Lüderitz Tours and Safaris |
![Lüderitz Tours and Safaris shop](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161567.DSC_2575.JPG) Lüderitz Tours and Safaris shop |
![Lüderitz Railway Station](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161890.lud218.JPG) Lüderitz Railway Station |
![Lüderitz Railway Station](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161563.DSC_2570.JPG) Lüderitz Railway Station |
![The railway was founded in German South West Africa in 1897](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161891.lud219.JPG) The railway was founded in German South West Africa in 1897 |
![Lüderitz Railway Station](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161892.lud220.JPG) Lüderitz Railway Station |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161893.lud221.JPG) Lüderitz |
![NamPost Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161894.lud222.JPG) NamPost Lüderitz |
![Felsenkirche, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161895.lud224.JPG) Felsenkirche, Lüderitz |
![Felsenkirche 1912](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161896.lud225.JPG) Felsenkirche 1912 |
![Goerke Haus, Diamantbergstrasse](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161897.lud229.JPG) Goerke Haus, Diamantbergstrasse |
![Goerke Haus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161917.lud336.JPG) Goerke Haus |
![Goerke Haus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161898.lud243.JPG) Goerke Haus |
![Goerke Haus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161899.lud255.JPG) Goerke Haus |
![Front hall, Goerke Haus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161910.lud301.JPG) Front hall, Goerke Haus |
![Goerke Haus, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161900.lud261.JPG) Goerke Haus, Lüderitz |
![Stairway, Goerke Haus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161901.lud267.JPG) Stairway, Goerke Haus |
![Original glass, Goerke Haus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161902.lud272.JPG) Original glass, Goerke Haus |
![Felsenkirche from the tower of the Goerke Haus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161903.lud276.JPG) Felsenkirche from the tower of the Goerke Haus |
![Felsenkirche](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161904.lud279.JPG) Felsenkirche |
![View of Lüderitz from the Goerke Haus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161905.lud284.JPG) View of Lüderitz from the Goerke Haus |
![Today, the Goerke Haus functions as a guesthouse for Namdeb](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161906.lud289.JPG) Today, the Goerke Haus functions as a guesthouse for Namdeb |
![Lüderitz from the Goerke Haus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161907.lud290.JPG) Lüderitz from the Goerke Haus |
![The road to the airport, Kolmanskuppe and beyond](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161908.lud295.JPG) The road to the airport, Kolmanskuppe and beyond |
![Goerke Haus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161909.lud298.JPG) Goerke Haus |
![Goerke Haus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161911.lud304.JPG) Goerke Haus |
![Weathervane, Goerke Haus](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161912.lud310.JPG) Weathervane, Goerke Haus |
![Goerke Haus, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161913.lud315.JPG) Goerke Haus, Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161914.lud322.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Cliffs behind the Felsenkirche](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161915.lud326.JPG) Cliffs behind the Felsenkirche |
![Old defences, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45161916.lud334.JPG) Old defences, Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162045.lud342.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Historical marker](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162046.lud351.JPG) Historical marker |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162047.lud356.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162048.lud359.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Lesehalle and Turnhalle later in the day](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162049.lud366.JPG) Lesehalle and Turnhalle later in the day |
![Ringstrasse, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162050.lud368.JPG) Ringstrasse, Lüderitz |
![Lesehalle, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162051.lud374.JPG) Lesehalle, Lüderitz |
![Namibian coat of arms](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162052.lud379.JPG) Namibian coat of arms |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162053.lud381.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Hotel Zum Sperrgebiet, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162055.lud388.JPG) Hotel Zum Sperrgebiet, Lüderitz |
![AIDS awareness, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162058.lud401.JPG) AIDS awareness, Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162059.lud403.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162060.lud404.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz waterfront](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162061.lud405.JPG) Lüderitz waterfront |
![Lüderitz waterfront](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162064.lud410.JPG) Lüderitz waterfront |
![Namibian Office of the Ombudsman](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162062.lud407.JPG) Namibian Office of the Ombudsman |
![Colonial architecture from 1906, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162063.lud408.JPG) Colonial architecture from 1906, Lüderitz |
![lud 415.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162065.lud415.JPG) lud 415.JPG |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162066.lud420.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Click here for the text of the article](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162067.lud421.JPG) Click here for the text of the article |
![Woermann-Linie building, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162068.lud427.JPG) Woermann-Linie building, Lüderitz |
![Deutsche Afrika-Linien (Woermann-Linie)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163899.DSC_2618.JPG) Deutsche Afrika-Linien (Woermann-Linie) |
![Reinhold was the first to make it up the Felsen for sunset at Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/46106758.namr1820.JPG) Reinhold was the first to make it up the Felsen for sunset at Lüderitz |
![Sunset, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/46106759.namr1822.JPG) Sunset, Lüderitz |
![Ralph filming sunset on the cliffs at Lüderitz with the moon rising](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/46106760.namr1823.JPG) Ralph filming sunset on the cliffs at Lüderitz with the moon rising |
![Sunset in Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162071.lud441.JPG) Sunset in Lüderitz |
![Felsenkirche](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162070.lud437.JPG) Felsenkirche |
![Window in the Felsenkirche donanted by Kaiser Wilhelm II, Luderitz, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162072.lud451.JPG) Window in the Felsenkirche donanted by Kaiser Wilhelm II, Luderitz, Namibia |
![Kaiser Wilhelm's window, Luderitz, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162073.lud458.JPG) Kaiser Wilhelm's window, Luderitz, Namibia |
![Felsenkirche](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162074.lud465.JPG) Felsenkirche |
![Felsenkirche, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162075.lud466.JPG) Felsenkirche, Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162076.lud470.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Sundowner on the cliffs by the Felsenkirche](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162077.lud471.JPG) Sundowner on the cliffs by the Felsenkirche |
![Felsenkirche](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162078.lud475.JPG) Felsenkirche |
![The lights coming on in Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162079.lud476.JPG) The lights coming on in Lüderitz |
![Felsenkirche at night](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162080.lud484.JPG) Felsenkirche at night |
![Felsenkirche at night](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162081.lud487.JPG) Felsenkirche at night |
![Eckhart's regular evening pose](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/46106761.namr1829.JPG) Eckhart's regular evening pose |
![Another long day for Eckhart](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162082.lud490.JPG) Another long day for Eckhart |
![Please don't steal the diamonds](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163956.lud057.JPG) Please don't steal the diamonds |
![Lüderitz is pretty much a company town for Namdeb, the Namibian diamond company](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163882.DSC_2581.JPG) Lüderitz is pretty much a company town for Namdeb, the Namibian diamond company |
![Namdeb's mission](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45162069.lud431.JPG) Namdeb's mission |
![Kolmanskuppe, a turn of the century diamond mining town 14km inland from Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163955.lud055.JPG) Kolmanskuppe, a turn of the century diamond mining town 14km inland from Lüderitz |
![The Sperrgebiet is the restricted diamond area that covers a huge area](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163903.DSC_2621.JPG) The Sperrgebiet is the restricted diamond area that covers a huge area |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163897.DSC_2616.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Recreation Hall, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163952.lud039.JPG) Recreation Hall, Kolmanskuppe |
![Recreation Hall, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163883.DSC_2582.JPG) Recreation Hall, Kolmanskuppe |
![Museum at Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163953.lud046.JPG) Museum at Kolmanskuppe |
![Huge rough diamonds, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163954.lud047.JPG) Huge rough diamonds, Kolmanskuppe |
![Theatrical stenciling in the Recreation Hall, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163884.DSC_2583.JPG) Theatrical stenciling in the Recreation Hall, Kolmanskuppe |
![Gym, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163885.DSC_2584.JPG) Gym, Kolmanskuppe |
![Stove, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163887.DSC_2588.JPG) Stove, Kolmanskuppe |
![DSC_2594.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163888.DSC_2594.JPG) DSC_2594.JPG |
![Kegelbahn, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163889.DSC_2597.JPG) Kegelbahn, Kolmanskuppe |
![Kegelbahn, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163890.DSC_2598.JPG) Kegelbahn, Kolmanskuppe |
![Old electrical equipment](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163891.DSC_2605.JPG) Old electrical equipment |
![Don't pee in the ruins](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163892.DSC_2609.JPG) Don't pee in the ruins |
![Butcher](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163893.DSC_2610.JPG) Butcher |
![Meat hooks](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163894.DSC_2611.JPG) Meat hooks |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163895.DSC_2613.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163896.DSC_2614.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163901.DSC_2619.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163902.DSC_2620.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163904.DSC_2623.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163905.DSC_2624.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163906.DSC_2630.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![The sand has really taken over some houses](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163907.DSC_2631.JPG) The sand has really taken over some houses |
![Sand nearly to the ceiling](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163908.DSC_2636.JPG) Sand nearly to the ceiling |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163909.DSC_2642.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163910.DSC_2644.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163911.DSC_2645.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163912.DSC_2647.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163913.DSC_2649.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Sandy hallway](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163914.DSC_2651.JPG) Sandy hallway |
![Stenciling, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163915.DSC_2652.JPG) Stenciling, Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163916.DSC_2653.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163917.DSC_2654.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163918.DSC_2655.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163919.DSC_2660.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Hospital, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163920.DSC_2663.JPG) Hospital, Kolmanskuppe |
![Hospital, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163921.DSC_2664.JPG) Hospital, Kolmanskuppe |
![Hospital, Kolmanskuppe Ghost Town](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163922.DSC_2667.JPG) Hospital, Kolmanskuppe Ghost Town |
![Call the plumber!](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163923.DSC_2669.JPG) Call the plumber! |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163924.DSC_2672.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163925.DSC_2674.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![DSC_2678.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163926.DSC_2678.JPG) DSC_2678.JPG |
![DSC_2679.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163927.DSC_2679.JPG) DSC_2679.JPG |
![DSC_2682.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163928.DSC_2682.JPG) DSC_2682.JPG |
![DSC_2683.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163929.DSC_2683.JPG) DSC_2683.JPG |
![DSC_2684.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163930.DSC_2684.JPG) DSC_2684.JPG |
![Reinhold in a tub](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163931.DSC_2686.JPG) Reinhold in a tub |
![DSC_2689.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163932.DSC_2689.JPG) DSC_2689.JPG |
![DSC_2690.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163933.DSC_2690.JPG) DSC_2690.JPG |
![Recreation Hall, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163934.DSC_2692.JPG) Recreation Hall, Kolmanskuppe |
![Architect's House, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163935.DSC_2695.JPG) Architect's House, Kolmanskuppe |
![Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163936.DSC_2696.JPG) Kolmanskuppe |
![Inge's tired of the blowing sand](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163938.DSC_2697.JPG) Inge's tired of the blowing sand |
![Architect's House, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163939.DSC_2698.JPG) Architect's House, Kolmanskuppe |
![Reinhold, Inge, Ralph, Christian](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163940.DSC_2699.JPG) Reinhold, Inge, Ralph, Christian |
![Architect's House](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163941.lud008.JPG) Architect's House |
![Electrical outlet and switch](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163942.lud011.JPG) Electrical outlet and switch |
![Architect's House, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163943.lud013.JPG) Architect's House, Kolmanskuppe |
![Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163944.lud016.JPG) Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe |
![Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe Ghost Town](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163945.lud017.JPG) Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe Ghost Town |
![Architect's House](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163946.lud023.JPG) Architect's House |
![Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/44208514.lud025.JPG) Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe |
![Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163947.lud029.JPG) Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe |
![Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163948.lud032.JPG) Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe |
![Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163949.lud033.JPG) Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe |
![Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163950.lud034.JPG) Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe |
![Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45163951.lud035.JPG) Mine Manager's House, Kolmanskuppe |
![After Kolmanskuppe, we took a brief excursion to Diaz Point and Grosse Bucht](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172855.lud059.JPG) After Kolmanskuppe, we took a brief excursion to Diaz Point and Grosse Bucht |
![Low-flying seagull](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172856.lud061.JPG) Low-flying seagull |
![Diaz Point (Dias for the Portuguese)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172857.lud066.JPG) Diaz Point (Dias for the Portuguese) |
![Diaz Point Lighthouse, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172858.lud077.JPG) Diaz Point Lighthouse, Namibia |
![Diaz Point Lighthouse](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172859.lud080.JPG) Diaz Point Lighthouse |
![Diaz Point Lighthouse](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172860.lud081.JPG) Diaz Point Lighthouse |
![Waves crashing against the shore at Diaz Point](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172861.lud082.JPG) Waves crashing against the shore at Diaz Point |
![The wind today is pushing 30 knots](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172862.lud085.JPG) The wind today is pushing 30 knots |
![Diaz Point foghorn](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172863.lud094.JPG) Diaz Point foghorn |
![Diaz Point](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172864.lud095.JPG) Diaz Point |
![Diaz Point Lighthouse](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172865.lud110.JPG) Diaz Point Lighthouse |
![Diaz Point](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172866.lud119.JPG) Diaz Point |
![Landing point of Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias in 1488](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172867.lud124.JPG) Landing point of Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias in 1488 |
![The current cross at Diaz Point is a replica](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172868.lud125.JPG) The current cross at Diaz Point is a replica |
![View from the Diaz Point cross to the fog horn](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172869.lud126.JPG) View from the Diaz Point cross to the fog horn |
![Grosse Bucht, south of Diaz Point](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172871.lud168.JPG) Grosse Bucht, south of Diaz Point |
![Grosse Bucht](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172872.lud170.JPG) Grosse Bucht |
![Wreck of a small ship at Grosse Bucht](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172870.lud166.JPG) Wreck of a small ship at Grosse Bucht |
![Wreck at Grosse Bucht](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172873.lud187.JPG) Wreck at Grosse Bucht |
![Tanking up for the flight south along the coast to Bogenfels, then inland over Fish River Canyon, on to Keetmanshoop](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172874.lud499.JPG) Tanking up for the flight south along the coast to Bogenfels, then inland over Fish River Canyon, on to Keetmanshoop |
![Residential area near Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172875.lud504.JPG) Residential area near Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172876.lud514.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172877.lud515.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Felsenkirche, Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172878.lud516.JPG) Felsenkirche, Lüderitz |
![Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/46106762.namr1834.JPG) Lüderitz |
![Rounding Diaz Point](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172879.lud522.JPG) Rounding Diaz Point |
![Diaz Point (Lüderitz)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49772343.IMG024_1.jpg) Diaz Point (Lüderitz) |
![Grosse Bucht, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172880.lud524.JPG) Grosse Bucht, Namibia |
![Wreck of a fishing boat, Sperrgebiet](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/46106763.namr1840.JPG) Wreck of a fishing boat, Sperrgebiet |
![Diamond mine in the Sperrgebiet, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172881.lud527.JPG) Diamond mine in the Sperrgebiet, Namibia |
![Diamond Mine, Sperrgebiet](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/46106764.namr1843.JPG) Diamond Mine, Sperrgebiet |
![Elizabeth Point, Sperrgebiet](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172882.lud529.JPG) Elizabeth Point, Sperrgebiet |
![Elizabeth Point mine, Sperrgebiet](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172883.lud531.JPG) Elizabeth Point mine, Sperrgebiet |
![Elizabeth Point, Sperrgebiet](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172884.lud539.JPG) Elizabeth Point, Sperrgebiet |
![V5-JOG overflying the southern end of Possession Island, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172886.lud544.JPG) V5-JOG overflying the southern end of Possession Island, Namibia |
![Sperrgebiet](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172887.lud545.JPG) Sperrgebiet |
![Coast of the Sperrgebiet](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172888.lud552.JPG) Coast of the Sperrgebiet |
![Buildings on a rocky point, Sperrgebiet](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172889.lud554.JPG) Buildings on a rocky point, Sperrgebiet |
![Bogenfels, a major landmark in the Sperrgebiet south of Lüderitz](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172890.lud569.JPG) Bogenfels, a major landmark in the Sperrgebiet south of Lüderitz |
![Bogenfels, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172891.lud573.JPG) Bogenfels, Namibia |
![Heading inland across the southern Sperrgebiet towards Fish River Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172892.lud578.JPG) Heading inland across the southern Sperrgebiet towards Fish River Canyon |
![Sperrgebiet, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172893.lud579.JPG) Sperrgebiet, Namibia |
![Sperrgebiet, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172894.lud580.JPG) Sperrgebiet, Namibia |
![Sperrgebiet, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172895.lud591.JPG) Sperrgebiet, Namibia |
![Sperrgebiet, Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172896.lud595.JPG) Sperrgebiet, Namibia |
![Scorpion Mine on the edge of the Sperrgebiet](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/45172897.lud596.JPG) Scorpion Mine on the edge of the Sperrgebiet |