Snoek Derby 2012 @ Lüderitz

(This picture is courtesy of Hertha Manns Syvertsen).

Juan and colleagues at this year's Snoek Derby. Although they had quite a tough competition with the seals this year Juan still managed to catch 10 snoeks!

Africa Day 2012 @ Dune 7

Sara @ Dune 7 (the highest dune in the Namibian coastal dune belt).

Ana climbing up Dune 7.

Sara, Ana & Kioran on top of Dune 7 (approximately 130m high).

Ana coming down a very steep slip-face.

Sara on her way down through soft powder like sand.

Enjoying a well deserved picnic afterwards.

School holidays @ Lüderitz

We are really glad that we were able to make it down to Lüderitz Bucht for the school holidays. It was very special to see and to catch up with our Buchter friends :-)

View of Lüderitz from the port.

Ana, Sara & Hugo @ Kolmanskuppe

Sara & Ana with the Ocean Princess.

Abby & Ana

Liam, Sara & Danielle

Ana, Amé & Abby

Lesser doublecollared sunbird (Nectarina chalybea) @ our Lüderitz garden.

Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) @ Helmeringhausen on our way back to Swakopmund.

The closest living relatives to hyraxes are the modern day elephants and sirenians! They are known as dassies in Namibia.