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... luxury! ...

... 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 ...

... ; Stopped in Uis for lunch at Vicky's Cafe and had toasted sandwiches. Camping in a wild campsite beside the 1728m Spitzkoppe, one of Namibia's most recognisable landmarks supposedly.  Got here in time to watch the sunset. Dist cov. =  km August ...

... 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 welcome ...

... 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 walk ...

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 ...

... and continued on with our journey north deeper into Namibia. We stopped at a rock/precious stone marked on the way to Spitzkoppe. We bought a small polished amethyst stone for and a large rock with quartz and amethyst clusters all over it for another. ...

... others so its not all that!) and having warm water. In two hours, we will be going to our next destination 170km away: Spitzkoppe. There will be no running water there which will be a preview of the Okavango Delta where there will be no running water for ...

... ammonia.  They are good to watch as some of them were asleep with the heads tilted right back. I'm now in Swakopmund, the adrenaline city of Namibia. It has certainly lived up to it's name.  We arrived on Monday after our bush camp and it ...

... messages to Stumpy later was informed that the Manc twats had robbed us on pens. We decided to leave Spitzkoppe a day early so we could get to Swakopmund sooner. This is the adrenaline junkie capital of Africa and also has loads of bars, etc. Last ...

... ran over a male lion having a sleep on the road, to Spitzkoppe where we bush camped and spent a shitty Christmas eve, to Swakopmund which just felt like Germany and finally to the best place of them all... Soussevlei. These are the massive dunes in the ...

... them etc etc. At one point there were 8 of them all standing on top of each other watching us intently! From Spitzkoppe, we drove to Swakopmund where we are now. There were not enough rooms in the guesthouse so we quickly volunteered to find a hotel - ...