We spent the last few days in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay on the coast of Namibia. This area has recently become the adventure capital of the country so, in addition to eating good food, walking along the beach, and exploring the towns (especially Swakopmund, with its German-influenced architecture), we took advantage of some of the activities that were offered.
We went on a Quad Bike (ATV) ride through the dunes, which was both exciting and offered spectacular views of the dunes and ocean.
Yesterday we went kayaking with Francois, our personal guide who is from the area and clearly loves what he does. The trip was around a point where there is a Cape Fur seal colony and, in addition to the seals, we were lucky enough to also see Heaviside dolphins and a whale (which was either a Pilot or young Humpback).
After kayaking and shopping, we started the drive toward Etosha National Park, our destination for the next few days. It was a good paved road, and with our newly patched tire we made excellent time. (Getting the tire patched was the first time since entering Namibia that we really felt like we were in Africa.) We did run into some rain on the way, which created an awesome rainbow which we viewed from various angles as the road curved. We eventually pulled off at a picnic area to take pictures and discovered what is really at the end of a rainbow - three pieces of cake. (They were not ours. They were just lying there on the picnic table. Eerie.)
We are currently in Omaruru, a small artist town between Swakopmund and Etosha. We came in last night without a reservation and found most places closed for the week. We ended up in a luxurious family chalet at a hotel. It was a little more than we were looking for or wanted to pay, but it was a nice break before we head back to camping.
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