The closest, largest town to Kalkfeld is Otjiwarango (about 70 kilometers or 50 miles). Wikipedia says it has 70,000 people. I have never counted them.
I just know that on the 20th and end of month there are lots of people there because that is where people go to 1) cash their bimonthly paychecks and 2) shop for everything.
So if you are smart, and can avoid it, you do not go to Otjiwarango then or a couple days before or after those times. Then, as you will see in these pictures, you see very few people.
It was the first rainy day I had been to Otjiwarango. There were a lot of clouds but it only rained about 5 minutes all day. And when it rained, the skies opened.
This is the main street.
There are three chain grocery stores on this street - Pick n Pay, Spar and Savers.
This is the main (center) perpendicular street to the main street. It leads to the new outdoor mall.
A cafe/bakery that has been there many years. It is the only bakery I found. I liked to stop in for a sweet and cappucino. It was very expensive relatively speaking and had a regular somewhat exclusive clientele of ranchers, farmers, and business people but was quiet and had a bathroom for those days when I had all day in town waiting for my ride back to Kalkfeld.
Looking out from the mall to the cafe (right) and the Pep store (left). Pep is a discount clothing and houseware store a little like KMart or Target.
The covered part of the outdoor mall.
Decorations for Christmas. When the sun came out these glittered all over the tiled floor and walls like magic.
Looking out from the mall down the street.
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