Wlotzkasbaken

We barely left Swakopmund behind us, en route to Spitzkoppen, or some brightly coloured house caught or attention.So we left the main road and decided to have look.The place felt deserted. We later on understood why, it basically was a settlement of weekend houses.But we managed to have a chat with one of the permanent residents.Achim was a third generation German, born and raised in Namibia, who spontaneously explained us the history of the village.Because it’s a settlement it is not connected to the electricity grid or water system. Practically every house has is own private water tower, which gives …