Today we left early again (we are always up around 6h :p). After breakfast, packing our tent, a last quick look at the waterhole and some trouble with the GPS to findthe fastest route, we arrived around 13h in Swakopmund. This very nice town is situated at the coast on the western side of Namibia, just above the desert. It’s so amazing when you’re getting closer to Swakopmund; it suddenly gets really dry everywhere you can see, until you suddenly see Swakopmundin the distance with huge dark coloured dunes next to it.
We booked an apartment in Swakopmmund as it costs the same as staying in a double room in a backpacker. The apartment is really nice. It’s a brand new very stylish apartment at the back of a huge house which was built for the Namibian prime minister who hasn’t moved yet because of the house colour. At least that’s what the owner told us.
In the afternoon we parked the car in town and did a walk in Swakopmund. We stopped at the tourist office to book some sand boarding for Jan on Saturday. Sand boarding is exactly like snowboarding, just on a desert dune instead of on snow.
Swakopmund is an old German town with a really nice and cosy atmosphere. It’s the most touristic place in Namibia during South African school holidays. Now it’s calm.Swakopmund doesn’t feel like Africa, it feels like being in Europe. The people are also very friendly and it’s lovely to hear people speak German and Afrikaans (you hear these languages a lot in Namibia). Apparently the crime is also extremely low and the houses even don’t have fences. This town already left a very positive impression on us.It seems a dream place to live!
Tomorrow we’ll discover more about Swakopmund; we’ll go for a big walk in town and on the beach.
Just so beautiful. You have been fortunate to visit some of the most beautiful unspoilled places on earth. Envy you even more. So close to us and yet so faaaaaaaaaaaaar!
Let the sun not set on a day where you have not been thankful.