7 July 2011 - Swakopmund Day 2 - Sand Dunes

Off to the dunes again, except this time we wanted to get really covered in sand, so we decided to go dune-boarding. The general idea is to walk up the dunes, and then slide down, and then walk up and then slide down, and so on... The dunes are huge, and the sand slips away under your feet, so after a few trips you tend to give up out of sheer exhaustion. We all went the easy way, except for Damon. The easy way means you lie on your stomach on a piece of masonite, and let gravity do its thing. A few seconds later you start climbing up the dune again. The sensation of speed is incredible because yo are traveling with your belly 3 mm of the ground, and your face is only about 5 cm off the sand. One slip and "another one bites the dust" - literally. You eat dune sand - in mouthfulls. The hard way is standing up, like snow-boarding. Damon did it the hard way, out was quite successful at it. By the end of the day we had sand everywhere - it was coming out of places in our clothes and from our bodies that we did not even know existed. Ears, nostrils, hair, finger nails, mouth, shoes, pockets, underwear, and other unmentionable places.


In the afternoon the girls went shopping, and the guys washed the cars (or rather - had the cars washed) and then went go-karting outside Swakomund near the airport. The karting is a good setup, and we had a great time. I let Clinton win (because I know what a sore loser he is), and Damon, Kevin and Curtis brought up the rear.

We wrapped up with a meal at "Napolitana" in town - huge and tasty portions - good value if you need a big meal at a good price!

Then we came home to update the blog for the first time in a number of days. We are having difficulty getting internet access as we travel in Namibia, so we apologize for the sporadic updates - bear with us please...