Hotel Pension A la Mer Swakopmund

... the one hand I enjoy having the autonomy to do what I want and there are a few personality conflicts that build up when you travel but in general I really enjoyed travelling with Jamie, Bina, and Shirat. We decided to go buy a couple of boards, wax, and cord and made some sleighs. Total cost per person came out to $3 compared to $60. I was pretty happy with that. So we took the car to a dune Jamie and I saw the day before and waxed our boards and went to hike up but ...

... animals as there is extremely little rain and no waterholes or river to speak of. As a result activities like skydiving are dependant on a clear sky so people must wait till it clears. Today we went sand boarding despite the foggy sky. A quick drive out of town and we were at a series of dunes allocated to sand boarding. Donning a helmet and carrying a piece of plywood we trudged up the dunes. Wayne upgraded to try the standup option with a proper skiboot type set up and ...

... arrived at about ten minutes to 7. Unfortunately, aside from the couples (Kevin and Krista, Lance and Francine, Chirs and Hollie) most people didn’t arrive until 7:40. We were all starving and asked the waitress to put in our appetizers as soon as the full group arrived. It was good food and we all had a lot of fun even though it was really hot in the restaurant. Afterward we walked down the street to a bar where Heini met up with us. Chris gave him a ...

... with things, after that it got a bit repetitive but still fun. Rachel was in a different group so she changed groups to mine at the break and had a much better time. On Saturday night I crashed out early while Rachel partied with all the girls on the tour. Apparently it was a great night! On Sunday most people went sandboarding but seeing that Rachel and I had already done it in New Zealand we decided to give it a miss. Instead we had a lie in then just chilled out for the rest of the day.

... many UN workers and hearing what they have been working on. The people them selves varied from "african friendly" (very open, friendly and welcoming) to yelling abuse at the truck and telling us to leave. We staying in Mutadi for 2 nights and 3 days, which was enough time to explore, have a night out and be ready to leave (we were staying in the grounds of a convent, camping on the lawn quite near some rats nests) . I m glad to have been to DRC, it was very intense at times but feel ...

... somehow spirited away from their proper setting, only to be left without rhyme or reason in an African desert. Beyond the last row of houses the desert is devoid of vegetation except for low bushes. On a slight rise above the seashore, the town is exposed to both the Atlantic and the Namib, a gravel plain to the north and east. It stands on the north bank of a river course that is nearly always dry. A ...

... decide to do the dolphin tour in the morning and then quadbiking in the afternoon as we're assured there is a slow group and we can just pootle round the dunes and stop often for photo opportunities. <br><br>We drive to our accomodation, some funny looking triangle buildings - called bungalows even though there are two floors. Dan goes in the downstairs room, and then Hilary, Lisa, Julie and I go upstairs. The bed is soooo comfy, but probably any bed would be ...

... the desert in Sesreim. Somewhat surprisingly, it was a stunningly beautiful drive - there's just something about the desolation of the desert, mountains, and a straight gravel road as far as you can see. Hardly any traffic on the road..you pass a car going in the other direction maybe every 10 or 15 minutes. Next morning was one of the highlights of the trip, and it was incredible. We were up by 5 and on the truck right away to head to the famous sand dunes. I ...

Travelled from the capital city Windhoek to Swakopmund on the atlantic coast. After getting the truck fully fixed we headed to next stop Swakopmund, only thing was that there was no rush so they took us on a 350km scenic route over the hills and rocks. After last night there were quite a few sore heads to say the elast. Some of the folk didnt ...

... be anywhere in western world. There's even some fast food chains (by the way, KFC is insanely popular in South Africa and is on every corner practically). The desert meets the Atlantic here. The sand is a bright yellow and it's quite strange and amazingly beautiful to see the dunes right next to the ocean. <br><br>I did the quad biking as per my friend's suggestion (thank you Heather!!!). They take you right in the heart of the dunes so all around all you see are these ...