Swakopmund Htl Entertainmnt Ctr

... we headed back to the dunes for some more desert adventures. With the majority of our tour group we went quad biking. We raced through the dunes guided by a professional. Thank goodness we had a guide though, once you get out a bit, it is really hard to figure out where you are going; all the dunes look the same! We quaded up and across them and even got a bit of air on some of the jumps. You had to be careful ...

... leaving the safari, and considered it a sign from God that it was time for her to go.<br><br>That night Lindsey, Brittany and Lisa went out on the town. They decided to pretend to be German, and were shockingly successful despite their lack of language abillity. They each had one sentance that they could say. <br><br>Brittany, "Wo ist der Schloss?" (Where is the castle)<br>Lindsey, "Ich muss die Fenster putzen" (I have to clean the windows)<br>Lisa,. "Ein Bier ...

... 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 ...

... to shore they perished anyway. This is the land where only hardy bushmen tribes lived who knew how to get water from underground and from the fogs. After quad biking we went out again to the drop zone where at sunset the clouds parted briefly enough for one planeload to go up and Wayne managed a single skydive - his first in 8 months! Two women from our group also were on the plane for a tandem skydive which they loved. Back at the lodge at night we again had take way in bed ...

... putting their craftwork in our hands and explaining how they had hand made things.<br><br>Next we went to an artist&#8217;s house where the walls the ceilings, the fence, everything was hand painted in brilliant colors and patterns by the owner and his wife. It was gorgeous! ! <br><br>Next we went to an actual &#8220;doctor&#8221; of the camp, I suspect he was just for the tourists benefit, who uses animal dung and plants to cure illnesses that people come ...

... to Swakopmund were we threw out most of our clothes that have been punished for the last 5 months and brought some new ones, ate an obscene amount of steak and seafood, we drank and were merry. I also sky dived which was exhilarating and petrifying all and the same time. The drop was a bit of blur but once he pulled the cord and we were floating down the experience changed to be incredibly peaceful and awe inspiring. I was amazing to see the earth from that angle. <br><br>From ...

... to upload pictures from the past few days.<br>______________________________ _____________________________<br>Itiner ary: This morning is spent on stand-up sand boarding in the dunes just outside Swakopmund. This is completed with a light lunch and the afternoon is spent at leisure&#8230;possibly shopping in some of the great shops. Dinner tonight is once again had at a well known restaurant. <br><br><br>

... was fully booked the evening before so we had great expectations, sadly they were dashed somewhat. Still it beats eating off the truck! <br><br>When we weren't hugging seals or playing in dunes we spent time wondering around town. Pretty small place so easy to walk around. Nice bars, restaurants and some lovely souvenir shops. I spent the best part of a morning trying to find Skype to call home as my Dad was due to leave for a month long work stint up north so wanted to speak to ...

Just a quick update from Swakopmund, the little coastal town Claire and I are going to call home for the next couple of days. We arrived yesterday in the afternoon, knackered after a long northbound trip from Luderitz, the longest, continuous stretch of un-tarred road we have had to negotiate so far. Dust was everywhere when we stopped: in our car, on our bodies, it also found its way inside most of our boxes and bags. But that's ...

... cleaning up back at the hostel we went into town stopping at the market to barter for some memento's. Sarah C restored to telling the Market stall owners that she was a kiwi couldn't take anything back to NZ, she had seen first hand how well this worked for us! That evening we attended a viewing of our sand boarding adventure DVD and photos. The trekking up the dune in the heat (measured at 67 degrees on the sand) and a few beers took it out of us so we had an early night.