Last Day In Namibia

We had stayed overnight in Walvis Bay. The cruise company had laid on a shuttle bus but there wasn't really a town centre as such to visit, so the bus went to a shopping mall instead.

Today's excursion took us into the Namib desert. We passed some huge dunes, over a 100m high, and also other areas of vast flat expanse. We stopped to have a look at a plant called Welwitschia. Some examples of which are thought to be between 1,000 and 1,500 years old. The seeds apparently take about 50 years to germinate and about another 50 years to penetrate the surface of the desert.

We then went on to view an area described as a moon land escape and from there onto the Goanikontes Oasis. At which an elaborate campsite had been built along with a farmyard zoo. Someone with a passion for old vehicles or perhaps someone who owned a scrapyard had made great use of the old vehicles in and around the outdoor restaurant/bar area.

Then it was back to the boat and our time in Namibia was over, as by 2pm we had set sail for St Helena.Baca selengkapnya