Namibia

Today is “South Africa day” on the ship (we get into port in the morning), we left Namibia last night, we were all kinda bummed our time there went by so fast! I know I’ll probably say this about more than one country I visit, but I think Namibia was my favorite so far! We got into port early Saturday morning, and took a taxi to Swakopmund, which is the country's biggest coastal town (also famous for being Shiloh Pitt’s birthplace). The city was originally a German colony so its origins were very pronounced in the beautiful old buildings, the great food, and the friendly atmosphere. It’s the first country where we didn’t get stared at, and didn’t even really feel like tourists which was a nice change. We rented a beach house in the center of the city so we were walking distance to everything, and since Africa is in its summer months, there was a lot going on. The first day we spent getting familiar with the town, talking to the locals, and walking up and down the beach. That night we all went to a very romantic Valentine’s day dinner at a great restaurant on the beach called The Lighthouse where we got to see the gorgeous African sunset(OMG!). That night we basically took over the town, 700 hundred kids and about 4 bars, it was pretty crazy; too much fun! The next morning we went sand boarding in the dunes which was a blast, and a good workout too; I didn’t think I was gonna make it up one more sand pile after the first two hours! We went to the craft market afterwards and did all of our souvenir shopping , and went to a great dinner that night; everyone’s favorite things were the Oryx steak and the “game burgers”..but I stuck to chicken!. The next morning we had to get up really early to go on our ATV tour, it was SO much fun, and such an adrenaline rush! The entire trip went perfectly, I would definitely go back!!