May 5

Swakopmund to Walvis Bay

It was a windy night and our tents were flapping, keeping us awake! This kind of weather can make driving dangerous because desert sand blows over the coast road, creating ridges of sift sand and reducing visibility. We were glad we had already been up to Cape Cross as that section of road can apparently become impassible.

Irene started the day with a walk-run around Swakopmund. Wind blown sand was everywhere. Still, some photos were taken and will be posted.....

I returned to find that Devon created a full English breakfast, a great Sunday morning treat.

Charlotte and Deven spent most of the day at an Internet café while Al and I drove to Walvis Bay to see flamingos. Desert sand was blowing across the road, but driving was fine. Later the wind calmed down and the road was cleared.

Flamingos .....wonderful to see! Most were standing around in shallow water and some were even crossing the road right in front of where we parked! Again, photos will be posted for your enjoyment.

We had a lovely fish lunch at the local yacht club (mostly small power boats and jet skis, not sail boats) then we returned to Swakopmund to pick up Charlotte and Devon. By afternoon the local beach was busy and many people were splashing about in the sea, even though it's cold. A couple of people were paddle-boarding. This is apparently the beach destination of choice for Namibians.

We drove the 30 km back to Walvis Bay and camped at a small site just a 5 minute walk from the flamingos.


Irene

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