Kamanjab

Like many Namibian towns that appear as a large dot on the map, Kamanjab turns out to be very small with not much more than the essential facilities of a petrol station, liquor store and a couple of grocery shops. If you are in need of a foreign exchange you could have a problem here as I did when I asked a local, "Excuse me, where is the bank?" He answered, "Next Tuesday!"

The most unusual sight you will see in town are local Herero women dressed in their traditional costume. Overzealous German missionaries found the locals so scantily clad that, for the sake of propriety, they dressed them up from ankle to neck (with full under-petticoats) in Victorian garb.

A wide hat went with the outfit and gradually the Herero women took it as their traditional costume. To be so entirely clothed and tightly trussed in such stifling 30°C heat, makes you break into a sweat just looking at them, but these proud people feel no discomfort. Ask before taking photographs and they expect to be tipped.

There is plenty of game on the farms around here and it may come as a surprise to many visitors, that the age old sport of trophy hunting is still going strong. People come from all over the world to hunt game and pay a handsome price to do so. In a bizarre sort of way this controlled hunting is a form of conservation, because if it were not for the hunters there might not be any animals left here.

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