Hentiesbaai
Hentiesbay (Afrikaans: Hentiesbaai, German: ''Hentiesbucht'') is a small coastal town in northern Namibia. It is located 70km north of Swakopmund and is predominantly a holiday settlement, much favoured by (...)Top photos chosen by u all:
Sunset across the Atlantic
Made by Jack Holloway
As you travel west across Southern Africa the landscape becomes, on the whole, drier. Eventually the last 200 odd kilometers are desert -and then you reach the sea: open, wild, cold crashing waters rich in marine life; and a thin foggy belt where icy ocean and baking desert meet. From across the road in front of our house, this was the view. There is only a slight change in the colour of the sand to mark the change from desert sand to beach sand. The village of Henties Bay lies sprawled out along the coast, never more than 1 km deep, but perhaps 20 long. In turn it is part of an endless , barren but beautiful coastline where the Namibians go to get away from the inland heat and indulge their love for surf fishing. Further north lies the infamous Skeleton Coast
Welcome to Henties Bay!
Made by tim ellis
Erected in 1978 as an appeal to keep the town and beach clean, initiated by Frank Atkinson and Willie Cilliers, who respectively settled here in 1969 and 1971 as the first two residents of Henties Bay
Overland Challenge Cache placed here in 2005
Made by Anton Matthee
We placed this cache in the De Duine Bar in 2005 during the Finals of the Overland Challenge when we travelled from Beira on the West coast of Africa to Swakopmund on the East Coast.
OK town
Made by shmat
This town is OK because our hospital gets a lot of business from drivers who read our signs
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Made by tronki63
Namibia - Mesa Billar
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