Last night was very cold. We had to make a big fire to keep us warm. In the dark some other people showed up, so at least we were not camping there alone.
Today we had to drive another 250 km on gravel and 150 km on tar. Luckily the gravel was not so bad and we arrived already around 13h at the Shark Island Camping in Lüderitz. It’s very quiet here in town and at the camping. The campsite is on an island connected to the coast, it’s very windy and the ground is hard so putting up the tent was a mission.
In the afternoon we went to the centre of Lüderitz. We ate some fish in a restaurant at the waterfront. We also booked a Kolmanskop-tour for tomorrow and did some groceries shopping. Lüderitz is a small town with a lot of German remains. It is not that cosy as Swakopmund.
Before we started our trip, we saw a documentary about Shark Island. On Shark Island there was a concentration camp from the Germans where in many Namibian black people were killed. This was before the Holocaust so concentration camps were already used in Namibia. Off course no one speaks about this in Lüderitz because it would be bad for all the German people who live here. So actually tonight we are sleeping on a place where many people were murdered.
When we got back from town, we discovered Shark Island. It’s a lovely place. We walked between the rocks, visited the lighthouse and watched the sun going down (amazing!).
It’s again going to be a very cold night!
