The Huab River is found to the north of the Ugab River and is also a very important river. Around the Kamanjab in the rise of the escarpment is one of the coasts most important corridors for desert adapted elephant and rhinos, although you won't see them so far away from the mountains. North of the river when you look to the east you will see the beginning of the barchans dunes standing on the gravel plains. A dune-field is formed by sand blowing out of the Huab riverbed. Spotting an old rusting oilrig from the parking area which was part of a grand scheme by Ben de Preez to extract oil from the coast but he ran into huge debt and it never happened. This framework provides great breeding place for the Cape cormorants, so be careful not to disturb the birds by getting out of your car during the months of September and March. It's much easier to spot the rusting hulk of an old oilrig, circa 1960, with a turn-off to a small parking area adjacent. This was originally part of a grand scheme to extract oil from the coast, organized by Ben du Preez, which ran up huge debts before his banks foreclosed. Amy Schoeman's superb coffee-table book, The Skeleton Coast relates this story in detail. As a postscript, she notes that some of Terrace Bay was originally built by du Preez as his base.

“The Huab River is an amazing place to camp in the dry season, April to October, but take all your supplies with you!” - Keith Stephenson, 2009/07/21

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