 1 Sperrgebiet National Park or also called the "forbidden zone" |
 2 We needed to submit passports for prior approval to enter the zone |
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 4 Inspection shed to check to see if we're smuggling out diamonds |
 5 Entering the new Sperrgebiet National Park or the former diamond fields. Most of the mining operations are now shut down. |
 6 Everything was abandoned when the large scale diamond operations shut down. Due to potential smuggling, everything was left in place. |
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 13 Pomona water supply |
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 15 Fairy-tale valley where diamonds were collected by moonlight |
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 23 Old mining equipment |
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 27 Sifters for sorting diamonds |
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 32 The bathroom |
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 35 Remains of the ghodt town of Pomona |
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 39 An old outhouse |
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 42 rock arch at Bogenfels |
 43 The rock arch is 55 meters high |
 44 Jim a tiny speck climbing the Arch |
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 46 View from the arch with the fog coming in |
 47 Camera man at the top |
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 53 The weather has turned so time to leave |
 54 Elizabeth Bay cemetery |
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