{"id":14784,"date":"2016-03-18T16:59:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T16:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geoffjones.com\/?p=14784"},"modified":"2016-03-18T16:59:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T16:59:39","slug":"day-25071-185-miles-toyota-landcruiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsite.geoffjones.com\/?p=14784","title":{"rendered":"Day 25071 185 miles in a Toyota Landcruiser"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some might say sanity has returned others may say why choose to go on a mega family outing with 6 adults and 7 energetic young kids \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I decided to take a day of, Abrie & Ilze-Marie offered to let me tag along on their tour of Kolmanskop, \u00a0Diaz Cross <\/a>& Luderitz. Tomorrow a whole convoy of them are doing a 3 day dune driving experience.<\/p>\n

I can now see why they drive so fast! It seemed to take ages even though it’s only 120km.<\/p>\n

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In Kolmanskop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kolmanskop is an amazing ghost town that was once one of the wealthiest places on the planet. Around 1 ton of diamonds were literally picked up out of the sand! Once depleted and a new source was find everyone just upped and left \ud83d\ude42 So the place has been left for the sand to encroach & destroy. I wonder how much of Germany’s wealth came from places like this.<\/p>\n

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Pink Flamingo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We then went for a walk to Diaz Cross which is on a peninsula jutting out from Luderitz. Fascinating to see pink flamingos just wandering along the beach’s and to see the unbridled energy of 7 kids roaming the rocks.<\/p>\n

In Luderitz we found a Spar which unbelievably had yellow bananas etc etc plus I stocked up on Amila sachets as well as finding non chocolate coated energy bars \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Tomorrow looks like another long day – the closest hotel seems to be at Seeheim. Although it appears there is a 40mile downhill stretch<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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