Port Nolloth Road

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

I was only 4 when we arrieved in O'mund but remember going on leave.My dad had this big yelllow chevy with these wing type things on the back,we'd all pile in the 4 of us the back and Alfred up front with the folks.The laggage in the boot was covered with towels to keep the sand out.My mom had this thing,if you chewed gum you wouldn't get thirsty,so we didn't have to stop every five minutes for one of us to wee.Hated those trips,everybody chewing gum in my ears.Can't bare people chewing around me to this day and we now stop in every town,I know all the loo's in the country. :emot186: 

[Michael Alexander]

Here is yet another amazing snap from John Creedy, this photograph fascinates me, as this is the original Steinkopf, these traditional Nama Huts are all but gone now, cement buildings everywhere. You can still see only one or two of them stuck away in the town.... but the majority are now gone..... I remember as a kid in the 70's when we drove to CPT always thinking of the apache indians when driving through this place.... who would have thought that somebody would have thought to take a photograph, thanks John....

[Malcolm Bertoni]

Hi

I remember those traditional huts very well.  I think they were called "Matjieshuisies".  I believe that they were origanally made of reeds although nowdays they use sacks and hessian, etc.

They used to be at the junction of the N7 and the Port Nolloth road. The last time I was there in 1983 they were still there. Never thought to take picture-obviously too late now.

Malaoclm

[Michael Alexander]

You do not see many of those huts there anymore, however, one enterprising Nama has put one , right next to the junction of the the n7 and the Steinkopf ---> Port road.... selling traditional foods!

[Carl Zeelie]

I rolled my FIRST car on this road! Coming back from Capetown and getting to Port "Jolly" quite early..about 14h00, I thought I was making good time. It was a bright sun shiny day and I stopped to admire some Gemsbok next to the road. I started my journey again with a song in my heart when suddenly I saw the road surface change colour! The local road administration guys decided it was the perfect day to grade the road, and NORMALLY there would be signs out warning motorists.....this day there wasnt any..... Only problem was they would wet it first and then do the grading! I managed to get onto the road about 15min after the water lorry went past....and for those who know that road when its wet......well lets just say the rest is history. Luckily I had no injuries but my Mazda 616 was a write off....3 months before my marriage!