Walvis Bay/Swakopmund, Namibia

Namibia was great! Two days until Cape Town, then the dreaded 11-day voyage to India. I think everyone was sad to leave Namibia, I’ve only heard one or two bad things that happened, and one was something they totally told us to be careful about and it happened to a professor! Oh well, I thought Namibia was great- I’d definitely come back- even though it was cold! Someone said what they’ve been told about Africa their whole lives is a lie- they were always told that Africa had a largely black population, and that it was hot. We saw a lot of white people (Namibia is heavily populated with German’s) and it was cold. All the locals were really friendly and wanted to talk to us about where we’re from and what we’re doing, a lot of the younger people we talked to seemed really interested in it and were so excited to meet so many Americans! The first day in Namibia we stayed in Walvis Bay and walked around the whole city, it’s so small! That night we asked a cab driver to take us out to a certain bar and he said “No! All your friends are at The Raft!” So we went to The Raft and it was PACKED with SAS kids (and professors)! I guess they even started running out of beer and glasses. The next morning we left for Swakopmund, a more touristy German town about 25 minutes away. The drive there was beautiful, one side was all desert, and the other was all ocean! We saw evidence of the skeleton coast, a place where ships get lost in the fog and end grounded- so you’re looking at the shore and a few yards out is just an old rusty ship sticking out of the ocean! It was really cool. We got to the bungalows in Swakop, it was less than $10USD per person/per night! You’d never find something like that in America, of course there wasn’t heat or hot water but we didn’t care. We spent most of the three days we were there walking around town and eating amazing food. I tried a bite of zebra! People had zebra, oryx, and crocodile. There’s really nothing negative to say about Namibia, I had a great time with the people I was with (Allison, Esther, Allison, Jen, Brooks, Austin, Bill, & Justin- hi Justin and Brooks’ mom’s! I hear you read the blogs!)- can’t wait until Cape Town! I have a few days to spend exploring before my safari. So far I’ve heard people suggesting the Table Mountain, shark cage diving, and skydiving...