A seal

Swakopmund and Cape Cross Seal Colony

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October 16th 2006
On the way to Swakopmund from the Namib Naukluft Park area we drove through two passes - I especially liked Kuiseb pass - the scenery (!) was a mix of rocky hills with bands of grass growing on them, which made the whole landscape seem striped black and greeny-yellow - rolling and undulating into the distance. We filled up with fuel at Solitair and arrived in Swakopmund in time for lunch. We had ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Swakopmund

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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr... ... read more