Africa Final Chapter: Swakopmund

After the trek, we swiftly headed back to Johannesburg to fly back into Namibia (after a quick scare where our ride was over an hour late). We made it back, grabbed another car and drove a few hours to Christine abode to pack for a week in Swakopmund. Swakop is to Namibia (and a lot of Germans) what Cape Cod is to East Coasters. Pretty much a solid vacation spot with a beach, good food, and a quaint-ish atmosphere.
The next day we drove 6 hours to the Skeleton Beach Backpackers hostel in Swakopmund. This was the ‘relaxing’ week, so we toned it down a bit and used each day to explore around. The town of Swakopmund is vastly different from the rest of Africa, due to the large amount of German tourism, so I wanted the pics in this post to reflect that. Coffee shops, breweries, book stores, modern houses, etc. It was a nice place to end the trip. Thanks for checking out the blog posts, looking forward to the next random adventure of DanVsWorld. I’m sure it will be somewhere obscure.

Dune 7 is outside of Walvis Bay, a 30 minute drive from Swakopmund. It is the northern tip of the large Namib Desert and a cool spot to check out.

A fine tea shop. They had books, games, and a lounge area where you could order a pot, then chill for a bit.

German and Afrikaans tourists as far as the eye can see. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of racism between the white Afrikaaners and black native Namibians. The legacy of the Apartheid.
So nicely done. Love Christine and the the kitty pic and final picture of the woman selling rocks. All great — oh and sand dunes, amazing.
I just noticed the two of you in mirror in this last picture. So nice!
The uranium mines had monthly tours, family fun indeed!