Leaving the fascinating Skeleton Coast Park
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| C34 on left hand, we are leaving the coast for new adventures |
Our next destination is Palmwag Lodge. We leave
Terrace Bay after breakfast. We are really looking forward to the next 200 kms journey inland heading east along the remote and very beautiful C34. We hit C34 just after passing Torra Bay. It still looks like we are on another planet.
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| The planned route from Terrace Bay to Palmwag Lodge (link) |
Along the way, we pass large welwitschia colonies. Welwitschias are weird desert plants that can reach between 1000 and 1500 years of age. They look like something that has been run over by dozens of 4x4 cars (
source)!
Thirty-nine kms later, we leave Skeleton Coast Park at Springbokwasser Gate.
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Welwitschia, a weird desert plant. Can reach between 1000 and 1500 years.
Looks like something that has just been run over by dozens of 4x4 cars |
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| Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia 2019 |
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| In Skeleton Coast Park, just before Springbokwasser Gate |
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| C34 and Euphorbia damarana bush to the right |
Climbing deaper into
Damaraland´s mountains, we also see huge
Euphorbia damarana bushes, one of the most toxic plants in Namibia which can be found on rocky slopes, in river beds and on plains. Just 10 kms before Springbokwasser Gate, we hit the dry riverbed of
Koichab (Koigab) River and drive along it for many kms into it´s catchment area. This river only rarely floods. About 15 kms before the small settlement of
Bergsig, we swap to
Springbok River and follow it north towards Palmwag. From Bergsig to Palmwag, the road is very corrugated. Later on we discover a puncture of right back wheel, fortunately just a very slow one we can get repaired at Palmwag tyre shop 40 kms ahead
Passing Bergsig, we clearly remember our trip in 2012 (
link): Suddenly, all electrical equipment in our Land Rover Defender failed just outside Bergsig (I am not a fan of Land Rovers - had three breakdowns at critical places). We had to get help from the kind staff at Palmwag Lodge via our satellite phone. Fortunately, we are not driving a Land Rover this time, especially since we have no satelite phone (but plenty of water, tent and sleeping bags).
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| A break in the desert, C34, Namibia 2019 |
We reach Palmwag after clearing the vetenary fence
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| "Tent 23 at river the bed", Palmwag Lodge, Namibia 2019 |
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| Bathroom tent 23, Palmwag Lodge, Namibia |
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