We arrived in Walvis Bay as scheduled, and immigration was very efficient, this time, no waiting. We did have to wait until our # was called, and then we headed down to get our passport stamped and receive our immigration card, for our return process. We used to call this getting chopped in and then out, I guess that terminology is no longer used, I guess for obvious reasons.LOL We then went to join our tour group to be called for the tour.
Walvis Bay means “whale Bay” in Afrikaans for this deep water harbor, and it was long known as a stopover for whaling vessels along the Southern Atlantic coast between Cape Town to the south and ,Whindhoek to the north. The town became part of the English Cape Colony after WWI and when Namibia gained it’s independence, remained in limbo until it was given back to Namibia by South Africa in 1994.
We started out at the Walvis Bay Lagoon known as a birders paradise, the lagoon on the south side of the city is a stopover for thousands of migratory birds and Flamingos, are there year round. It is a very important wetlands in South Africa. Further down the coast at Sandwich Harbor, the dramatic dunes of the Namib desert meet the sea. Which was our next stop.
The picture on the right is me collecting sand from the dune, and there is a man on top! Dune #7 a very important sand dune as it is the most photographed sand dune, and people climb it and surf or they call in sandboarding down it! Not us for sure. It is a 426 foot high sand dune, but it was an amazing sight for sure.
Then it was on to Swakopmund a charming nineteenth century village founded by the Germans which still has some of it’s colonial character, but not much. First stop was the crystal museum, it’s flame to fame is the largest crystal that they have harvested in the world.
Then it was time for lunch at the Breu House and it was very good, but you don’t want to know what we ate.
Zebra
Back to the ship and get ready for dinner. And that night we saw a wonderful after dinner we saw a Great African show.
Quote: “There is still SO MUCH to see.” - Anonymous 1
That is some Sand Dune! Glad you were able to go see it. What an interesting meal. Was the Zebra good? I bet it's hard to imagine that the cruise is almost over. Keep the fun going. Love you both!
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