By “36” and C14 we go further north /north-west to the coast of Namibia. The first stop is at Solitaire Lodge. The wrecks of old cars, an even older filling pump and huge cactuses
Reminds us of the Wild West. A shop sells drinks, pastries and a big range of books and souvenirs. The Lodge itself seems less promising than Namib Desert Lodge and is more likely interesting for tourists who have little time. Directly behind the Lodge is an airstrip for passengers.

A few kilometres away we have our second stop. “Here we are at the Tropic of Capricorn” tells Sydney. Aha. What is the Tropic of Capricorn? I ask myself if the Tropic of Capricorn is the same as the southern tropic but I feel not sure at all. Actually, I am right. Judging from the fact that the northern tropic is called the Tropic of Cancer, it should be an easy guess.. But Annette still keeps asking why they just haven't called it “southern tropic”.

Our trip across Namib continues and the landscape becomes more and more barren. But in spite of this we see lots of ostriches, oryxes, antelopes and even some mountain zebras in the distance. In contrast to “usual” zebras these ones lack of grew shadows between their black and white stripes. You learn something new every day! Until now I haven't even known that the zebras which can be seen in every German zoo have those shadows...

Shortly after a herd of chamois bucks showed us their buttocks, we reach the end of the Blood Camber. Here you can find a German soldiers´ cemetery. The “Granitberg” got its name by the reddish embedding in the stone. Getting in contact with huge temperature differences granite explodes. That's why a lot of plates lie incoherently on the ground.

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