The early morning clouds burned off to make way for a perfect, sunny day.
We went on a catamaran trip around Walvis Bay, the highlight of our trip so far. I adore the bush but the sea restores my soul and 3 hours on the water was heaven. The 100 square km harbour abounds with sea, bird and even wildlife. The seals and seal colonies are abundant; some of them even came aboard as did pelicans and seagulls. We visited the oyster colonies, a thriving industry in Namibia. We were fortunate to see a humpbacked whale, the nearest and clearest sighting I have had. On the other 2 occasions of being fortunate to view this giant of the sea (in Sodwana and the Seychelles) they were much further away. For the first time, we saw heavibacked dolphins, different in colour and smaller than their bottlenose cousins we are used to in Natal. There were awesome red coloured jellyfish and the list of sea life goes on. On land we saw jackal and a brown hyena.
All of the above was viewed on a very comfortable craft, the ’Libertina’, while sipping sherry, at the start of the trip and ending it with champagne, oysters and snacks.
A tip for fellow travellers to Namibia, they often give South Africans a discounted rate on the tourist type activities, for example the trip cost us half of what we were quoted because we were from S.A.
On return to Swakopmund, we went shopping to stock up for the next weeks camping.
In the late afternoon, we went for a stroll along the beach and Robs went swimming. ‘No brain, no pain’ – the water was around 12 deg and Gray and I were cold sitting on the windy beach watching her. Where there is water, Robs will swim.
We finished off a wonderful day at the Jetty Restaurant – negotiating the 200m long jetty, with swirling sea, spray and an icy wind - but the Thai food at the other end was well worth it. I thought I was coming to Africa to lose weight!!!
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