| Southern
African Meteorite Recovery Program |
P.O. Box 2552
Cramerview
2060 |
Amateurs in
the Service of Science |
Phone +27 11 886 5602
Mobile +27 83 212 8945
South Africa |
Deo Gloria
Itinerary for The
Spring Expedition 2002
Highlights of the Expedition
Fish River Canyon
Sperrgebiet [mining operations and ghost towns, overnight in the Roter Kamm Impact
Structure, skyshow, weather permitting]
Luderitz
Brukarros [hike into the caldera of an extinct volcano]
Search for meteorites in the Kalahari
Overview:
| Saturday 31/8 |
Johannesburg – Upington / overnight Die
Eiland camp site [800Km] |
| Sunday 1/9 |
Upington – Nakop – Fish River Canyon
/ Hobas camp site |
| Monday 2/9 |
Fish River Canyon – Luderitz /
Sperrgebiet / Roter Kamm |
| Tuesday 3/9 |
Roter Kamm – Luderitz [Municipal campsite
on the sea] |
| Wednesday 4/9 |
Luderitz – Brukarros [Brukarros camp
site] |
| Thursday 5/9 |
Brukarros – Gibeon – Rietfontein
– Meteorite Search area [camp on pan] |
| Friday 6/9 |
Meteorite Search area [Probably Saulstraatpan] |
| Saturday 7/9 |
Meteorite Search area [Probably Saulstraatpan] |
| Sunday 8/9 |
Meteorite Search area - Johannesburg |
Routes are subject to local advice.
Camp site on the Pan is subject to obtaining permission from the farmer/s.
All details subject to change [based on consensus of members]
We are advised that it is not necessary to book!
Detail:
Date |
Travel |
Costs |
| Saturday 31/8 |
Depart Johannesburg 02:00
Recommended Route 1 [see below]
Arrive Upington |
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| Sunday 1/9 |
Depart Upington Arrive Nakop
Arrive in Namibia
Drive to Karasburg
Karasburg – Grunau
Grunau – Fish River Canyon |
Passport
Pay Cross-Border Charges of $70*. Keep your receipt!
View the FRC |
| Monday 2/9 |
Fish River Canyon – Luderitz either via
Grunau / Keetmanshoop OR Grunau – Seeheim
Enter Sperrgebiet
Overnight at Roter Kamm |
Watch the sunrise over FRC
Tour of Roter Kamm on foot; observe the sunset over the Atlantic; weather permitting
skyshow |
| Tuesday 3/9 |
Roter Kamm via Sperrgebiet / to Luderitz |
See the sunrise / ghost towns / mining
operations |
| Wednesday 4/9 |
Luderitz – Keetmanshoop Keetmanshoop
– Brukarros |
Kokerboom forest
Hike up to the caldera and into this extinct volcano [roads permitting] |
| Thursday 5/9 |
Brukarros – Gibeon
Gibeon – Keetmanshoop
Keetmanshoop – Rietfontein Border Post
Rietfontein – pan for Meteorite search |
Passport
Camp on pan |
| Friday 6/9 |
Meteorite search |
Observing the night sky |
| Saturday 7/9 |
Meteorite search |
Observing the night sky |
| Sunday 8/9 |
Search area - Johannesburg |
Via Upington |
Recommended Route 1
Day 1
Johannesburg
Potchefsroom
Klerksdorp
Wolmaraanstad
Schweizer-Reineke
Vryburg
Kuruman
Kathu
Olifantsfontein
Upington
JHB – Upington +- 800Km
Day 2
Nakop Border Post [24 hours]
Upington – Nakop 130Km
Nakop – Grunau 180km
Grunau – Fish River Canyon – 110km
Some Distances
Grunau – Seeheim via Keetmanshoop – 200Km
Grunau- Seeheim direct – 74Km
Seeheim – Luderitz – 300km
Luderitz – Keetmanshoop: 340km
Keetmanshoop to Brukarros: +- 100km
Brukarros – Gibeon: 140km
Gibeon – Keetmanshoop: 170km
Keetmanshoop – Rietfontein: 204km
Summary :
Upington – Fish River Canyon : 420km
Fish River Canyon – Luderitz direct: 484km
Fish River Canyon – Luderitz via Keetmanshoop: 610km
Luderitz – Brukarros: 440Km
Brukarros – Gibeon – Rietfontein: 514km
Note that distances EXCLUDE sightseeing travel!
Cross Border Charges
Exchange Rate = 1::1
South African Rands are legal tender in Namibia, but you will be given Namibian Dollars
as change. Namibian Dollars are not legal tender in SA. Therefore recommend you prepare an
envelope containing the exact amount [R70.00].
Trevor Gould
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