Spitzkoppe Swakopmund

... the corner. After stopping of at the Seal Colony (the newborns were so cute!), we pulled into the Promised Land... Swakopmund!! A real modern city! Paved roads, sidewalks, coffee shops, stores....paradise!! And a bed, TV, private bathroom... ...

... never smelt before, but it was fascinating seeing thousands of seals all on the beach on the coast of Afruca. We visited Spitzkoppe which was inland, a huge sandstone mountain set in the desert, the stars were beautiful that night. Now we are in ...

... beperkte internetkonneksie en baie ry tussen in gaan ek dit kort hou vandag! Ons het vanoggend na ontbyt gery na die Spitzkoppe toe. Dit is ‘n natuurverskynsel van formaat en ons neem fotos by die bekende Klipboog, ‘n natuurlike ...

... pets and then some wild Cheetah's kept in an enormous enclosure behing fed hacked up raw Donkey meat, skin still intact. Swakopmund This is a town on the coast and is actually a German colony so it's very westernised which was a much ...

March 8th - Spitzkoppe to Swakopmund via Cape Cross An early start this morning as we attempted to get to Swakopmund as quickly as possible. We made a quick stop at Cape Cross to visit the Seal Colony. At approx 80,000 seals this is one of the biggest ...

... Coast - long strips of harsh land and sandy gravel as far as the eye can see. Turned inland and headed to Spitzkoppe, and pitched the tents in an area surrounded by impressive granite inselbergs that rise above the dusty plains. Went on a ...

We headed west from Spitzkoppe to the Namibian Coastline where we were able to witness the largest seal colony in Africa. They aren't kidding about it being large.  There were literally hundreds of Cape Fur Seals lying on the shore of the Atlantic ...

After Spitzkoppe we went down along the coast to Swakopmund. On the way down we stopped at the Cape Cross Seal Colony which houses up to 80.000 seals. All along the coast of Namibia down to Cape Town you will find seal colonies and there are many ...

... my cider! With amazing scenic stops in between, too many to mention (see photos), we ventured on to Swakopmund -the adrenaline sports capital of Namibia. You can pretty much do anything here, and we did!  We tried sand-boarding which was great fun ...

... to drive the overland truck around the parking lot a while. After the short visit we got back on the truck and headed to camp at Spitzkoppe. We arrived about an hour and a half before sun set and I was able to climb the granite hill in front of our camp. ...