Finding gemstones in Namibia 💎[S5 - Eps. 51]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2021
- In this episode I am riding from Walvis Bay to Spitzkoppe. On the way, I ride through a town called Swakopmund, but the famous Namibian morning fog prevents me from seeing much! My goal was to see the Spitzkoppe mountains anyway, and admire the beautiful gemstones that are found in these rocks!
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I'm a Namibian, but have never been to these places. Thank you for showing us what a beautiful country we have.
It is a fantastic country! I would have never known anything about your beautiful country if it were not for Noraly and her adventures in motorcycling. I have never seen such incredible and spectacular scenery, Namibia is now on my bucket list to visit someday. Cheers from Texas.
Also a Namibian and not been to most of these places
@@trevorjameson3213 Cheers Trevor!!!! You have the same spirit as Noraly and I do hope you get to travel there. To me, this goes to show a positive aspect to the Internet to connect.
It is surprising at how little we know about our own countries. I am from Canada and still don’t know everything about it.
Gatekeeper to Noraly, “this gate is closed”
Noraly to gatekeeper, “the gate is open”
Priceless.
When Noraly finds a good gravel road she is in her element.......her heart sings..... loud........
When that guy alerted her about how tough the road would be, he didn’t know that for Noraly it’s an invitation to try it 😂
I always smile when I hear that famous "Good morning internet" , I really have a better day whenever Noraly posts a new video. Thank you for all the hard work producing these videos, they just keep getting better and better.
Yes indeed Noraly a very very awesome filming and the Drone inkl. Music 10 - 4 I love it.
Agree with you!
Same here. There is always something new to learn in every video, otherwise the scenery is simply.... stunning!
@@renatovargas3593 I also have a Drone and used, but it's not so easy to make all perfect, I very appreciate Noraly magnificent how she is doing thanks 👍😊 for everyone she is doing from the first time I watched the movie to learn too.
Yes indeed, agree with you!
No matter what Noraly talks about, she makes it sound so interesting because of her enthusiasm and presentation style. These episodes rival anything on the cable network channels.
Noraly’s videos are soo much better. And the music is awesome. This is one talented lady.
When you are well educated and well read as this lady, travelling the world become easy. As a former geography teacher here in Namibia I'm surprised and impressed how well she know Namibia's geography.
Thank you. You live in an extraordinary country! ❤️
And just not that she knows exactly what place/attractions to go to or visit for someone visiting a country for the first time even though she’s using a gps.. Noraly you can be a Namibian you know
Noraly has sure done her homework and studied well in college! Yes!!!
we Dutch people are good in exploring...
@@travelwith_panda_6936 I am guessing that she spends a LOT of time on the internet - in the evenings in her room - reading whatever she can about wherever she is going!!!!
The lady selling those minerals is indeed well informed. She definitely understands her trade very well.
I always honor when people know what they´re selling...
it´s kinda upsetting seeing that many cashiers in the supermarket don´t have the slightest clue about what´s in the shop :)
@@RSProduxx Well they were likely hired to just be a cashier not a stocker and product information guide. Supermarkets have thousands of items.
Ossos do ofício
Guy: it's Difficult Road Sandy River
Her: Hold my Gems💙
🤣😂
Farmer: "I'm not sure about that road for two Wheels..."
Norally: "Yeaaaah, i'm going to check it out anyway!"
A simple track is a Highway for Noraly
Haha, wife n I just watched it and laughed n said, Oh he shouldn't have told her that. GO! I.B., GO!
"Almost looks like a massage table ....but it's a bed!". Unique Noraly humor....and I can't get enough!
From a pilot's perspective the only time you have too much fuel is when you are on fire.
everyone alive: good landing
everyone unharmed and plane in one piece: perfect landing :D
@@RSProduxx Na - when you can use the plane again that is a perfect landing.
@@10susan10 that´s what I meant by "in one piece" xD
Fuel in the bowzer, runway behind you, sky above you…..all useless.
Farmer :the road is not so good
Noraly :oh what an awesome road.
Just love her ❤️
A geologist in a mineral store. is like a kid in a candy store. trading will go wild. 😁
Your realization is very very true 👍 Mr Jensen where are you from I am from India
@@parthanandi6532 I am from Denmark, unfortunately one of the worlds last colonizer's. But i for one are still working to change that status. 😢
And i gotta say that i have a lot of respect for India. And it's history. The few times i have been there i have only met friendly and happy people. that was back in the 80's. but i suspect that it's still true.
@@ThomasEJensen_TEJ every nation on earth at one time was an invader, ruler or occupying force of other people.
Why apologize?
HAHA!
@@mvubu6823 Yeah but we never stopped. however it seems that i got confused and thought that i was answering a post on another string. i see that colonization has nothing to do with this miss boots video.
But I'll rater apologize one time to many than never at all. even if it's due to being confused.😉
I am born and raised in Namibia, now living abroad and watching these magnificent videos, and revisiting many spots from years ago is just too precious!
Thank you!
Toughest job in Namibia: selling gemstones to a geologist.
I feel like in a place like that, you'd be much more likely to find real stone and not as many fakes as you would elsewhere... it would probably cost more to get the fake stuff in to 'cheat' people with than you'd make from selling it.
@@Palitato True ! Theres a big gem museum in Walvis where she started the journey but its all "polished and shiny " and you are never really sure of what you're looking at.
The Mohs hardness scale put to use. I'll be when Noraly was studying in her first geology class on "rocks and minerals" she never thought she'd onw day be in Namibia scratching topaz on a broken beer bottle... Geology can lead its students to fascinating experiences. Some enlightened faculty should award her an honorary PhD for being such a great representative of the science.
Perhaps name a bike race somewhere in N. Africa like Morocco after her. They could call it the Norally.
@Richard Mourdock I doubt the piece of "bottle" is hard glass...
Yes an honorary PhD is a great idea, from the comments her explanations are well received and understood and I think she enjoys sharing information.
@@s1mongomez it is
My father was an avid gem collector so often accompanied him to these mountains as children.
When Aldous Huxley was asked if he could summarise his life’s work, he replied he was embarrassed to say that it all just boils down to ‘try to be a little kinder’. It is great to see in the comments how everyone responds to Noraly, who exemplifies this so abundantly!
Hi Noraly, your knowledge in geology is fantastic. You must have been a passionate student. Thank you for explaining how the earth is made with so many different rocks. Everyone you follow has already become smarter.
Always finding the worse road. Makes her happy. You rock lady!😍
Dear Noraly, almost 800.000 subscribers wel done and deserved, keep on going! We will follow:)
Amazing how excited she gets when she starts talking Geology 😆
So do I. I'm obsessed and have been studying and collecting for over 45 years. You can never get enough. ❤😊
Total isolation, priceless
I'm glad I'm not the only one who's inner Goblin wakes up when I see shiny pretty rocks✨✨😈
Seeing all those gemstones must have been like heaven for her.
It was 🙃
@@ItchyBoots Ma Man
Yes guess so too haven for Noraly, as well in Marokko I have been / and see so much Minerals there too.
thank you for your bravery 🥰🥰. I love seeing tourist explore my beautiful country. You kick assssss girlll!!!!!! your camera is extremely high quality feels as if im there with youuu!!!!!!
will you be going to the capital city or will your journey end there??
Namibia is awesome! The space, colours, the mountains.... surrealistic, an incredible energy, unforgettable. I've experienced travelling to most of these places. It's wonderful to be seeing this again. I treasure the memories. Thank you!
Shaking the car is a popular South African strategy to get more fuel in. Tanks have an air-lock to allow for expansion when fuel heats up. Not a good idea when you park it in the sun afterwards, but ideal when traveling in areas where fuel stops are far apart.
@@Hopeless_and_Forlorn If you had the choice of possibly "seriously damaging" your car's complex vapor system or being stranded in the middle of the Namib desert with no person or cellphone coverage in sight, which will you choose?
Of course, with an EV, all these issues disappear. Same with electric bikes. Noraly's driven a Zero. Find a place to stay, charge overnight while you sleep, and you don't even need to look for a petrol station. Of course, getting certain things fixed in the middle of a place like Namibia might present some issues.
@@Brother-Louis I had to giggle when I saw the bouncing pick-up. I had totally forgotten people doing it but then it has been 25 years since I lived in Zim.
@@TerraPosse OMW, I TOTALLY misunderstood your reply. My bad! 🤦♂️ I thought you giggled at my bouncing back and picking up comment to a previous commenter. Either way, I deleted it. It was a long day with everything going on in SA. God bless!! 🖖🏼
@@alanfoster6589 Are you serious? For real? Do you realize, that in such places there could be 5kW per household or, worse, gasoline generator in backyard? EV is for rich dense cities, not for 3rd world countries.
I think Noraly's whole reason to come to S Africa was to come to the gem shop 😊😊
Guy at het gate; that is a difficult road. Noraly: Oh what an awesome road! this is the best!
🤣🤣 Lmao.
And Yes it is Awesome!! I love your Videos ❤
I'm with Ivar!
Evidently, "Minerals are a girl's best friend."
Correct...diamonds are minerals.
Do we have to call her Marilyn now?
Was it $50?
Or Namibian currency?
@@MrMaziar58 It was Namibian currency. She said 50 = 3 Euros.
@@ed.barker7069
Thanks 🙏
Wow that lovely lady selling those amazing gems would be rich if she could sell it internationally
Every day I watch one of your videos is a BIG WIN day for me. If Joy and Inspiration had a child, they'd call her Noraly.
Most awesome episode yet!!! Why? I'm a Civil Engineer and my favorite subject while studying (many many years ago) was engineering geology. Thank you so much for explaining the development of minerals and colours, so enjoying this series Noraly please keep educating us.
Seeing the happiness you have when travelling Namibia makes me realize that you might have some Jan van Riebeeck genes 🧬 the Dutch explorer who was the to first European to land in Southern Africa. Love the content 🔥👍🏾
I find this country of Namibia incredible, such vast open spaces and friendly people, it was breath taking, such a contrast to South Africa where there are much more trees, Namibia is like living on mars i imagine.
Some could not be happier surrounded by people. Those drone shots of the desert...awesome. Noraly is quite content with her own company. So cool!
That it is indeed. ;)
Good morning Noraly! I am so enjoying Itchy Boots adventures in Namibia. Our tour guide is an amazing young lady, and the landscape is as well! Your videos as always so informative and educational. Take care, stay safe, keep well, and happy trails! From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Hi Bear, we've been missing you,good to have you around,top o the afternoon to all.A sweltering 22C in Ireland, expecting hoards of flying ants in shortly.😎
Hoi normale if you rode so remote do you have satelliet Phone or garmin inreach module for your own safety? With you ? ,have a safe ride ,its wet and windy here in cadzand (zeeland).
@@paulipuhakka8788 😂 I'm going to have to speedily upskill this reply on Ms Google,.
Hi Noraly, I am so much in love with your African and in particular the Namibian adventure. Thanks again for the wonderful lesson, all stuff I didn’t know. Awesome 😎
I wish my Geology class was as interesting as Noraly’s class,I would have stayed with it.
I'm dying to watch every single episode one by one ..All of them are awsome Thankss Noraly ..
Those drone shots were absolutely superb. Who would have thought we could learn so much about Namibia?
Namibia, we are here. Thank you Noraly
Everyone of your videos teaches something. This time I leaned that topaz is harder than glass. You are wonderful. Take care and Godspeed.
Kia ora from NZ, Ten years ago in the middle of summer I was camping at Spitzkoppe, it was baking hot and we hadn't seen anyone all day, then an old man came walking out of the desert. He said he saw us the previous day and had been walking all that time to find us to sell us some gemstones. I bought one from him and it sits here on my desk! He wouldn't take any water and then he just turned around and walked back off into the desert. Surreal and amazing experience.
Hands up if you give her a thumbs up at the end of every video, and point to the subscribe button down below, and smile as she says see you in the next video!
You remind me of my niece….. she also brings all kinds of rock back home…….. but mind you she’s only 3 years old 😝
My Grand Daughter just turned 4. When she goes to the farm with me, I’m amazed at the rocks, pebbles and off the wall things she just has to take back home to show to Her Grammy, as well as her Mom, Dad and other Grand Parents.
What the eyes and mind of a child finds interesting just melts my heart.
seems to be some instict from ancient times when everything in the world was a treasure for us :)
I think I still have one of the rocks I found as a kid hidden in my treasure box :)
🤣🤣🤣👼🏻
Namibia home to Yah's treasures praise God for showing off this beautiful country I will surely visit them
True Location of the Holy Land
Guy on the gate "The track is very bad for bike..." Noraly "Watch this, After Sani pass, I ride this highway with one hand while I fly my drone!" 😆
Wonderful! I inherited a "topaz" ring from my grandfather. When I had it checked, it turned out to be glass and he probably bought it from a fair. But, it was his engagement ring with my grandmother (they got engaged in 1931) and he wore it until his death. That ring brings me peace when I am troubled. Gemstones, real or imagined, have many powers! Dank je Itchy!
ÑōRÅLY the Desert Queen.
A tale of a True Gem identifying another gem.
Loads of Love from Bangalore - India.
Nice video. Almost everything scratch glass, even glass. Topaz, quarts, tourmaline, garnet, etc.
Correct
Oh, and your choice of music is spot on 👍🏼
I really enjoy listening to your geological knowledge.
Noraly, your videos are becoming more and more educational, in a positive way. Such an adventure and so interesting!
Before I watched several of your videos from Africa, I hadn't really cared too much about desert landscapes. Now I can see the real beauty and vastness of the "nothing there" ("Boring" as some say) spaces, and also can see why people had looooooooooooooong made such places their home.....
🙏
I'm happy you gave business to the minerals people.
Never thought Namibia is so awesome. What a beautiful country.
I lived in SA for years and never made it to Namibia. It’s beautiful. I’m inspired to go back!
Your knowledge on the minerals and mountains is very interesting, cool stuff
Thanks for showing our country to the world
I've Subscribed to the OCN Channel and love the way they save the animals. Thanks for sharing the last episode and pointing us in their direction. 🐋🐳
Where I live someone it is said "to have the minerals" is when a person has the courage to do something adventurous, I do not think Miss boots need buy any for herself. What a guide to our Planets rich tapestry. Thanks.
another episode where greater than national geographic tv channel 👍👍👍
By seeing your videos, i realized that Africa is much better than what i thought
Now you are talking about Gemstones 💎
I sold gems around the world for many years and would love to be in that gemstone market. I was given a piece of Namibilite when I first started working in the gem industry which I still have. I would have spent all my money there at that little market 😬
Namibilite? That sounds rare! 😉🤣
Very interesting. I hope there’s no quiz after this.
We’ll see about that 😜😂
Me too. LOL.
@@ItchyBoots I doubt you'll leave out the Hoba meteorite.
Wow Noraly This was my playground when I was young in the 1970's awesome
If you are ever back in the Swakopmund area, take a trip to the Goanakontes Oasis in the Moon Valley. The first Englishman to live in the area camped there around 1847, he & his friends moved on after lions visited their camp one evening. It is also the site where the mineral boltwoodite has been found. Not a mineral you would want to take across borders due to its uranium content!
28 days on a GS in Namibia. Now you see why I fell in love with Namibia.
Worked in Angola for almost 7 years.
Love South Africa and Namibia.
Here's me, at my desk in Australia, waving at the kids at the mineralogy shops. I think I'm too much into this.
I learned years ago about bouncing the back bumper when feuling up when the tank was in the back. Now all I have driven since then are trucks and vans and rockng them sideways will always get you 1-2 more gallons ( yes, gallons) ( 'cause thats how we measure it here in the U.S.). A fellow engineer at Fords told me the tanks always have room for an air pocket when full to allow for heat expansion. But, If you are starting off on a long drive , you will use up fuel right away and replace it with air , since the tanks are vented thru the gas cap. That guy at the gas station with the white truck knows the trick!!!
Swakopmund and Wlotskas Baker were our annual holiday destinations
Love your videos! I hope your family in the Netherlands is safe and okay. Its being reported mass flooding in that part of Europe. Germany, France, Belgium and Netherlands. Travel safely and will keep your family in prayer.
I will talk about the stones when I reach the mountains.. Me getting ready with my geology note book 😍
On my visit to Namibia many years ago we visited a koppie in the middle of nowhere between Windhoek and Tsumeb. For miles and miles around there was just flat scrubland and desert. At the top of the hill were a bunch of guys with heavy machinery, methodically removing the koppie which then was loaded onto trucks and taken away.
They told us they were extracting fluorspar which is a mineral used in various processes. As the fellow in charge told us, "this hill will be completely gone in a year or so."
I asked him "are you allowed to do that?" His answer was just a shrug of the shoulders.
What an adventure!
The geology episodes are always such fun! Thanks Noraly!
Even Sheldon from "The Big Bang theory" would fall in love with Noraly when explains geology !!
Big Bang was the beginning of geology.
Noraly, we can see how insignificant man is to the world. Hug from Porto-Portugal.
3:44 Something about going from desolate desert and endless sand to a KFC is just so jarring haha
13:50 Do not try to trick the geologist with fake topaz. My geology prof would be proud that I can still recognize some of those minerals. 😅
The day’s awesome adventure was enhanced incredibly by your background as a geologist. The 4K quality of the video, the superb drone footage and your editing made for a magnificent viewing experience. Happy trails to you from Long Island, New York.
Noraly thank you for showcasing our Namibia to the world♥️♥️♥️
Your idea of heaven,stuck between a rock and a hard place....😁
I love it when she makes a short hop and enjoys the scenery and stops.
Dingbats who ride 1200 GS are proud when they cover 800 miles in a day.
This lady knows what she is doing.
Namibia is a paradise for geologists. You can find very nice minerals on the side of the roads !
But is it legal to take?
Sure, except for the diamonds.. 😉@@vp4744
We're just back from a motorbike ride. Now it's Noraly time. Hello Noraly, from Derbyshire England.
Great woman, God bless you.👽👽👽
Noraly knows the Moh's scale. You can't fool her.
swaying vehicle forces air out of tank and allows more fuel storage.
Some cars have an air gap in the tank when it is filled up to the top. Shaking the vehicle will let the air out through the filler pipe, which leave space for more fuel.
Which you should never do because it damages the carbon filter which is part of the smog device.
@@deevnn you are totally correct, but I don't imagine anyone really cares out in the desert.
Making sure you are fully fueled for your journey is of more concern!
I want to see a full gas station with them,- everyone bounce their cars ...🤣
@@maxmacpherson1957 , which is why RotoPax are popular among overlanders.
Tank burping, is what it is called on the states. It is done when you stretching distance, or got a deal per liter of fuel. Yes it can damage a carbon filter only if you do it over and over. Once and a while you can get away with it, since you filter will dry in a none humid environment really quickly.
The coolest accommodation yet!!!
the bike is running sweet and the ridding outfit from revit is brilliant !
Fantastic scenery, great photography, and even better editing. And superb insights into the geology and minerals - your enthusiasm shines through. Thanks!
I come here to follow your adventures and I keep learning about geology.....if you don't stop it I fear I may become a rock collector.
😂😂😂
As a rockhound.....i love you even more now❤
Gosh, what a geology nerd! I got ears like an elf listening to Noraly talking about the story of how the spitzkoppe-mountains came into being. And geee, I gotta admit: highly interesting stuff, brought in an engaging way. Very good and cool episode! Besides, all the times she been talking about desolate area I been waiting for Smaug to crawl outta some cave in the spitzkoppes. *ggg*
Thank you. It would have been nice to have someone with your knowledge teaching my geology class at Ohio State in the early 80s. And, that was a fun class. Geologic features make our planet just that much more interesting. Understanding the processes, even though no one was there to witness the events, helps us to make sense of our World. Blessings.
I hardly ever get to these videos as they are posted! Just wanted to say your videos are just fantastic, better than any Nat Geo shows on TV, Well Done :)
I agree 👍🏻
big big thanks for sharing your awesome jurney 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽💪🏽👆🏽❤️
A gem amongst gems