More old buildings

We had a special permit to be at Kolmanskop before 7am so were able to get a couple of hours in before the tourists arrived. Luderitz, the nearest habitable town, is on the coast & experiences a lot of sea fog so Kolmanskop was well engulfed when we arrived. My initial thought was oh no - but once I had shot the first few frames I realised the light was soft & beautiful. You didn't have to cope with the harsh shadows and hot spots of a bright sunny day.  The sun was out by 10am but I was able to reshoot most of yesterdays images.  I began at 7am and literally did not stop until after 12 - I was absolutely shattered.
After a really good lunch at the café on site, we drove to Helmeringhausen.  The roads here are amazing, 60-70 kilometres before you get a bend, with pink and gold sandy desert on either side.  I spotted an abandoned house the other day that remanded me of a Graeme Sydney painting so we stopped on the way out to quickly photograph it.
Hey Pete! do you remember that small village with the straw bale people? We stopped there for coffee and cake (or something) back in 2011. Well, we are staying at that very same place.
We continue tomorrow to Sossus Dune Camp and William & I have a helicopter ride across the dunes to the sea… really looking forward to that.

The straw people at Helmeringhausen