Swapokmund Again

Back to Swapokmund this past weekend. This time I was accompanied by our new German exchange students, Marc, Sebastian, and Tobias, Sebastian’s friend Anna visiting from Germany, and our friend Steve who hails from Australia. We set out Friday afternoon towards the coast in our rented VW Kombi (minibus).

I managed to drive the last leg of the trip as the sun set directly in front of me illuminating the desert very beautifully. We arrived just after sunset, checked into the bungalows and head to town for dinner.

We went to a place called Kuicki’s pub which actually had quite a selection. I had the kudu steak which was quite nice with a mushroom glaze.

Our next stop was the Beach Bar which is exactly that. Here we had Vodka Redbulls for a recharge. The Beach Bar is really great but closes early! Steve insisted we take a couple “travelers” and stroll down the beach.

Note: A traveler is a beer to go, and is quite standard in the land down under.

Saturday we decided to have a quad biking adventure through the Namibian dunes. I have seen the dunes on numerous occasions but actually flying through them on a four wheeler is an experience not to be missed. I can officially say I am now “duned” out. It was a lot of fun.

Saturday was another crazy night. Out for a great dinner at “The Tug”; to the Beach Bar and then bouncing between clubs on the Swakopmund strip.

We decided to walk the beach on our way back to the bungalow. On the way some decided to build a sandcastle. Once the sandcastle was washed away with the incoming tide and most of us had gotten a bit wet Marc, Tobias and Steve jumped in. I was really tempted but it was still quite a bit cold even under the circumstances.

On Sunday we visited Walvis Bay down the coast from Swakopmund. It was amazingly quiet and shut down like a ghost town being off-season.

Took the road to Dune 7 as Marc, Sebastian, and Steve had not yet conquered the beast. Steve brought the Australian flag to fly at the top. It was quite funny. I didn’t make it to the top having skipped breakfast.

On the way home we hit a Camel Farm and checked out some camels. It was my first camel encounter. We also met what Steve coined a “Zonky” which was half zebra half donkey. It was a really neat looking mix.