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Rose holiday flat in Henties Bay, Namibia, offers luxury,
self-catering accommodation for 5 persons. The flat is fully equipped
and serviced daily. The facilities include two bedrooms, one of
which is en-suite. There is a second separate bathroom and a sleeper
couch in the open plan lounge. Linen is included. A double garage
ensures safe parking. The 'Braai' or barbecue area faces the sea and is on the beachfront. |
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the unspoilt beauty of the west coast of Namibia. Henties Bay offers outstanding
fishing along the shoreline. Galjoen, steenbras, kabeljou and
blacktail, sand sharks and rays, abound for the shore angler. |
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Bay is a coastal town in Namibia, situated along the National West
Coast Recreation Area, about 440 km from Windhoek, 70 km north of Swakopmund
and about 60 km south of the Cape Cross seal colony.From Swakopmund drive north along the C34 coastal route. The road surface is made of salt, this surface is achieved by mixing gravel with salt water, and can be extremely slippery in misty weather. Along this route you may visit the saltworks situated north of 'Mile 4' where oysters are cultivated. At 32 kilometres from Swakopmund lies the quaint holiday village of Wlotzkasbaken, and about 6 kilometres to the north of this village lie the orange Teloschistes lichen fields. It is worth pulling off to the side of the road to to have a closer look. About 32 kilometres north of Henties Bay the plains give way to Laguneberg, a series of low hills east of the road. The road crosses the edge of the White Lady Salt Pan before the the turn-off to Cape Cross Seal Reserve is reached at 54 kilometres from Henties Bay. The Cape Cross Seal Colony is one of the largest colonies of Cape fur seals along the West Coast of Namibia Another attraction near Henties Bay is the Omdel Dam, situated in the Omaruru River about 30 kilometres from Henties Bay, on the C35 to Uis. The area offers picnic sites, various bird species, especially when there is water in the dam, and interesting desert adapted plants as well as riverine vegetation. |
 A Namibian postage stamp issued on 2 January 1991 featuring the Desert Rose |
 Several varieties of gypsum exist. Desert rose (var. selenite rose) is the name given to bladed gypsum crystals that are interlocked in a rose shape (desert rose also describes a similar arrangement of barite crystals). Selenite is the name given to clear, colourless crystals of gypsum. Satin spar is the variety name for masses of extremely fine, needle-like, parallel gypsum crystals. Solid masses of gypsum without discernible crystal structure are given the variety name alabaster. |
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