Hotel Eberwein Swakopmund

So today in Swakopmund we decided to go quadbiking (4x4 bikes) in the dunes just outside the city. The girls had their Sabbath so they were out of commision so Jamie and I made it a boys excursion. We got there and the weather was kinda ****** being cold and humid and I hoped it wouldn't be too cold on the bike. We took off and these things can really move. The nice thing was that even if you started fish tailing you didn't have to worry because it wasn't like there was a ...

... thinned and became treeless. Water is scarce towards the coast and dunes of sand were seen as we approached the main town of Swakopmund which is like this modern oasis in the desert but on the coast with the Atlantic ocean on one side and massive dune systems around the town and stretching down the coast.. This town is highly influenced by its German history and Afrikaans is the main language spoken but almost everyone also speaks English. We are staying here for 4 ...

... and jump it ended. Then they backed up and it began again, the same song repeated and two slightly bigger girls stepping forward doing similar moves to the first but each with her own style. Again the music stopped suddenly and again the dancers with it. A second or two went by and they began again and then big kicks and they were done. This was repeated over and over with the girls coming out in groups of two, each time they were older until finally the ...

... my core group of friends is a German, Swede, Spaniard, Frenchie, Mexican & Namibian. The six of us have a blast together. CGE took Charlotte and I to Swakopmund which is a coastal city here in Windhoek for 4th of July vacation and the five of them drove to Swakopmund just to be with me for the weekend. It was so amazing. Well, maybe they didn't come FOR ME, but we all hung out the whole time. We climbed the dunes on the 4th ...

... to all shower (especially as we want to hit the internet cafe again - our last chance for over a week!) so we just change our clothes, wipe our faces and head out. Luca and Kieran aren't joining us tonigtht, so we meet the rest of the group outside one of the restuarunts which our quadbiking guide suggested, but unfortunatley there was a private function so we headed to his other suggestion - the Lighthouse. It was quite a cool place, we sat outside on a couple of ...

... 2 hours driving going as fast as the bikes could go. I literally mine full throttle the whole way. I'd be dangerous on a manual! Riding up the face of dunes and hammering down was excellent fun. The other group did the same just on a steeper scale and went over jumps, something I certainly wasn't experienced to do.

Towards the end we scaled a dune which overlooked the coast and a few shipwrecks. Stunning view but bloody freezing with the seabreeze.

... a small drop in the middle. Then the dune turns back uphill where the run ends. If you have enough speed, you can catch a lot of air when you hit the bump at the end. They clock your speed with a radar gun on this run for fun. The lay down boards are basically a slick piece of plywood...very high tech. You pull the front end of the board up and put your feet down to steer if you start going sideways. My first run was clocked at 65 kph...its pretty scary/crazy. I didn ...

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That day there was a 3 hour desert tour offered that I didn't take but I had to wait for them by the dunes. Instead of just waiting on the truck, one of the kiwi girls and I decided to go check them out by ourselves. The desert in this area is apricot coloured, almost redish, the sky was massive and bright blue. There were a few trees which is amazing considering the bloodly hot and dry conditions, a few animals as well as many beetles scurring about. It ...

... I jumped on the beefed up fully automatics. Unfortunately we found ourselves stuck in the slow group, but soon Clinton spied the ultra fast group and took a sharp turn to his left leaving me in his dust and still stuck in the slow group. I gradually made my way to the front of this group overtaking when I got the chance. As the guide came near the medium paced group he told me and one other person to change (thank-god!) This group was pretty awesome and we went up and ...