Henties Bay (1)

Located 80 km north of Swakopmund, Henties Bay is a fishing town popular among anglers (the best way to visit Henties Bay is in your own vehicle).

The Delta of the Omaruru River is here and provides a nutrient rich environment for hungry fish offshore.
It's most popular for Cape Cross (another 46 km north of Henties Bay), whose history dates back to 1485 when Portuguese explorer Diego Cao was the first European to set foot on Namibia.



Here he planted a 2 m high stone cross in honor of king John I of Portugual.
The original cross was taken down by German sailors and taken to the Oceanographical Museum in Berlino, but in 1974 a second cross was replaced in the same spot as Diego Cao's original.
The cross is made of Namibian Dolerite, blending in beautifully with the rocky outcrops.
Cao's original inscriptions can now be read in Latin, Portuguese, English, Afrikaans and German.