MONDAY 28TH - MORE FUN AT SWAKOMUND

 As I am typing this at 12 noon, the sun has come out so today is much brighter and warmer than yesterday – predicted maximum of 19 degrees today.

Last night we were told that we were to have dinner on the beach but nothing prepared us for what unfolded. We did have dinner on the beach but it was no basic affair. It was a five star experience the entree being oysters and the main course being crayfish, mussels, kalamari etc. We are being very well looked after.

This morning, Trish had a quiet morning doing some shopping while a couple of us went quad bike riding in the dunes.

When we approached the coast on Saturday, we passed through about 100 kilometres of flat sandy desert country. To the south of Swakomund, it is still sandy desert country but it is certainly not flat. There is a very extensive system of very high dunes. Quad bikes are definitely the best method of exploring them. In this part of the world, the desert meets the sea. There is no greenery.

Our tour guide had an artistic bent in that the discolouration in the dunes is iron. With a magnet, he was able to collect a bottle full and do a drawing on the sand. Very clever.

 

 

 Tomorrow we are on the road again Who knows what future adventures await. I tried to post a video last night but I can't make it work so I guess that it doesn't. Sorry about that.