Our coastal and desert adventures...

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Tuesday afternoon we headed to the coast. Swakopmund is a small, quiet town perfect for both relaxing and adventures. We checked into the Finnish Guesthouse on the beach. It was the perfect house for us with a beautiful view. All three of us love the beach, so this was a real treat. We ate a delicious dinner at the Lighthouse Restaurant and called it an early night. The next morning we headed out for a dolphin and seal cruise with Levo Tours. Unfortunately we didn’t see any dolphins but it was still quite an experience! It was very chilly, however, but we still managed to have a good time. A seal named Sally came swimming up to us and surfed behind our boat between our two motors. We also saw a couple seal colonies with hundreds of seals and tons of flamingos. The pelicans were pretty incredible as well. Our skipper would call them and they would follow our boat. Before heading back to shore, we enjoyed a yummy snack platter and tasted their fresh oysters. I am still not a fan! The rest of the day was spent browsing around some shops and ended with a great meal at Napolitana.

Thursday morning we set out for another adventure--quadbiking on the dunes with Outback Orange. This was loads of fun! The view from the dunes is spectacular and unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Our guide also let us try sandboarding. I always thought sandboarding looked painful—thinking that if you fell then it would be like scraping your skin on sandpaper. Not true. The sand is so fine and soft. I wiped out GOOD my second time down and it was like tumbling in snow. The one downside—sand gets EVERYWHERE! I was still finding it in my ears two days later. Oh, and not to mention the fun (not!) of having to climb back up the steep dune. Talk about a workout!!

We finished our time in Swakopmund with a fish and chips (and sushi) lunch at one of my favorite restaurants—though I don’t remember the name. We headed back to Windhoek quite fulfilled and ready for our next adventure…
See that dune behind us? We slid down that steep sucker! If you look closely to the left of my head you can see our tracks.


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