Desert Rose Resort Swakopmund

... bikes. Full-auto, semi-auto, or a manual bike to choose from. I have ridden a quad before but it’s been a while. I chose the semi-auto since it had more power. There was a group of 10 or so of us and we basically split up into the fast and slow groups.. I naturally chose the fast group and there was three of us basically chasing the guide for an hour in the sand dunes. Let me tell you, this was so freakin’ cool and I had the best time! I thought ...

... way. The other two, Gekko and Ewald, are Namibian. They take turns driving the truck. When we arrive at a campsite, all 3 of them set up our tents, cook our meals over a campfire, etc. like a well-oiled machine. They have been taking very good care of us and their cooking is terrific! The first night, we had a fabulous dish called no-name chicken.

Tomorrow morning I'm going quad biking on the dunes and in the afternoon I should have time to post some more.

... weak link was- Sarah could not stop veering wildly off course and turning around in circles. When the group split off into Fast, Medium, and Remedial, it was gently suggested that Sarah not only join the remedial group, but remain right behind the leader so he could keep a special eye out for her. She was concentrating very ******* making accurate turns, while Lindsey and Brittany (in the Fast group) sped over the dunes, and rollercoastered up the sides. Finally ...

... 16 year old girls lol. Well maybe a bit older but there weren't that many 30+ year olds. The beer was pretty cheap at $1 and the music was ok so we got ****** and had a blast. I was waking up early though for the wine tour so crashed a little bit before everyone else. 15th Well the binge drinking before you start a drinking tour at 8:30 turned out to not be one of my better ideas but I survived. We were a good gang with a Serb - Iegor (wonder if he got teased with a ...

... point of looking black and was layered and hard in a flat pancake shape almost like flattened dung. There was also a big bowl of chicken, fat cookies (which are kind of like a donut but tastes kind of oily and is tightly packed spongy-sort of dough), and some sort of mashed bean mixed with oil and a flavoring I can’t describe. Lauren was at our table and she and Gabe went to town on the chicken. Whereas most people were sharing the chicken between ...

... screaming the whole way down. (Though I didn't have and O-face like one of the boys, haha!) I got to 'drive' the parachute for a bit too which was awesome. It take alot of effort to move directions but so great. We now call our little initiated group The A Team - "get some nuts!". The photos and video are really great but I'd recommened it to everyone.
Today I'll be quadbiking around the dunes and then tomorrow it's off north towards Etosha - animals yey!

... to watch the sunset. Rachel stayed at the campsite to take advantage of a hot shower but I struggled up with a few others and after half and hour climbing we were rewarded with stunning panoramic views of the Namibian countryside. There really is vast stretches where the only thing that shows evidence of civilisation is the roads that stretch forever over the horizon in either direction. We could see cars coming 30km away by the dust they left in their wake. It is a postcard ...

... p hp?aid=2019053&id=79501726&l=88 4ef84510 Album 1
http://www.facebook.com/album.php? aid=2019287&id=79501726&l=282f9 3e515 Album 2 (Homestay pictures and trp Fun Day in this one)

http://www.facebook.com/alb um.php?aid=2019466&id=79501726& l=a2cd002604 Swakopmund 4th of July Vacay #1
http://www.facebook.com/album.php ?aid=2019547&id=79501726&l=c038 135b10 Swakopmund 4th of July Vacay #2

Cheers!

... German than Germany, was pretty to stroll around - and it contained a camera shop that managed to unclog our camera for the equivalent of about a 2GBP tip, so we were happy. If the cinema had actually been showing the film promised (the new Star Trek) rather than putting that on somewhere the other side of town and showing something else (17 Again - a little different!) it would have been even better. We finished our stay with a quad bike ride around the ...

... city include the Wörmannhaus, built in 1906 with a prominent tower, is now a public library (where the photo's were taken). Attractions in Swakopmund include a transport museum, the National Marine Aquarium, a crystal gallery and spectacular sand dunes near Langstrand south of the Swakop River. We spend about a week here getting ready to move to the capital.