The N7 is the only tarred road in the Namaqua region. If a town isn't situated on the N7 then it's only accessible by dirt road. A mountainous, sandy, lonely dirt road. Where is the infrastructure? Anyway, on Sunday we decided to make the long journey to the bright lights of Sprinbok to buy groceries. On our way back, we decided to check out the coast. So, off we set to Hondeklipbaai, map in hand but...80km of dirt road had the upper hand.
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| The landscape |
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| An old prison in the middle of nowhere. Poor bastards. |
We drove through difficult mountain passes and with every decent, hoped to see
the sea. the hills just seemed to carry on forever.We even saw a "historical" prison (according to the sign) which was very far from any kind of civilization. Who would be that cruel. Robben Island has nothing on this place! Eventually we reached flat plains that too seamed to stretch unrelentingly. We passed diamond mine after diamond mine. At last we saw a sliver of azure
blue that separated the the arid landscape from the sky. Water!
Hondeklipbaai used to be a flourishing fishing village once upon a time but now has no industry. Yet, people live there! It is virtually inaccessible unless you drive an off road vehicle. Those who live there were born there and will most likely die there without ever leaving or seeing a tarred road.
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| Hondeklipbaai |
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| We weren't the only tourists! |
It's a very cute place, I must admit. I'll be going there quiet often because its one of the sites that i have to consult in. it's going to be me, my thoughts and my government Nissan Hardbody. Yeah baby!
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