Hotel Pension d'Avignon Swakopmund

... it was like smimming up a water fall or running up a stair master. You would take a step and the sand would just slide under your feet. We finally made it too the top and I was surprised how steep it was. I asked Jaimie to make a video of me sat on the board and said what's the worst that can happen? I got some crazy speed but the sand started flying up in my face and I'm not talking a few grains I'm talking like a friggin fountain of this **** going into every orifice of ...

... wheras I was doing the liedown sand boarding. We split into the 2 groups and were given our briefings. The dunes are high and the sandboards go very fast and unless you do as they tell you to you end up wiping out and/or getting a facefull of sand. I did the wipeout and ate sand on my first try and I have to say a face full of sand is not enjoyable eh? So I got it right next time down and thereafter. The hardest bit was climbing the dunes after the run down. By the time we ...

... golfing glove he had found in one of his pants pockets and Heini immediately put it on and demonstrated his Michael Jackson moves. Somehow someone’s comment prompted me to say as a play on Michael Jackson "It’s black, it’s white" and no sooner had I said this then the music changed and the DJ played Michael Jackson’s “It’s Black it’s White” song. We were all kind of in amazement at that. I’m not sure if he ...

... really adds to experiencing africa as a whole to visit places like DRC ... and then Angola. <br><br>We only had a 5 day transit visa for Angola, which can be done but not if the truck you are traveling on is 20 years old and the radiator should have been taken out the back and shot years ago (to date it has been fixed 4 times and is now held in with ratchets). After being stuck in a building site compound for 2.5 days in N'zeto with no facilities (which is find in the bush but not ...

... belt of sand dunes, outriders of the Great Sand Sea to the south, comes to a halt on the opposite bank. A bare plain beside a rough sea and dry river is hardly a prime position for a holiday resort. In fact the town was never meant to be a resort, but became one against all the odds. It was established as a harbour town. Swakopmund had its beginning as a landing station in 1892 when the Imperial Navy ...

... after five nights of camping! We end up faffing around for so long that we don't have a lot of time before our group dinner tonight. We go to the internet cafe for an hour and check our emails quickly and then head back for a quick shower before dinner. <br><br>We go to an Italian restaurant for dinner which has been recommended by the activity centre girl. It's great! Luca and Kieran are a little drunk before we even go to the restaurant which causes ...

... they're the world's tallest, but I could be wrong... anyway we planned to make it to one of the readily accessible dunes to climb up for sunrise...problem was that the gate to our campground was supposed to open at 5:15 and nobody was there to do it. There were a couple of other overland trucks waiting, as well as a bunch of other tourists, so Will grabbed a couple of wrenches and broke the lock open and it was a high-speed rally race across the desert to make it to ...

... to take the fish which he would then turn around before swallowing it whole head first. They can't swallow tail first as it gets stuck in their throats. Little bit of trivia. Also learnt that they don't balance balls on their nose but use their whiskers to carry out the trick. Smart fellas. They can also weigh up to 360kg!! That's a whole lotta flab!! <br><br>You were then given the opportunity to feed and hug him, which of course we had to do. The skipper would hold a fish about ...

... it back until 6am that morning!! Also a few folk decided to stay the day in Windhoeck to watch the rugby 6 nations adn also to recover from being ill not just alcohol induced either. Eventually after Steve the new driver having some difficulty with hill starts we got to our stop and we stopped and enjoyed the scenery of the sun setting ...

... bright yellow dunes that are so beautiful you would think it's fake, against the bright blue sky. I actually felt like I was in a video game...which is strange because I never play video games. It took me a bit to get used to steering the quad bike and plus I was so mesmerized by my surrounding I didn't really care but once I got used to it....watch out! I was standing on the bike on full throttle and passing everyone. It was like a rollar coaster at some points. I thought of ...