Sarah here.
Namibia Day One: I worked until about 1pm, welcoming diplomats and a girls choi
r onto the ship. The girls choir sang while students exited the ship. They were from the Damara tribe and they have clicks in their language. They ranged from 7-17 years old. We held a brunch and the girls ate pancakes with chocolate syrup and whipped cream! The girls sang constantly and were wonderful. They loved my short hair and took a picture of me that Nate had in his wallet, so that is now somewhere in Africa. Many of the girls were AIDS orphans and the choir was a safe place for them (edit from Nate: I took a video of the choir putting on a personal show for the few of us lucky enough to have breakfast with them, and I will be posting that in due time. For now, the photo to the right is a small glimpse. They were amazing).
Nate, Andrea and I left the ship at 1:30pm and took a long, hot, sandy walk into town. We found a bar/pet shop in one called Pet Planet. It was awesome! There were fish, eels, gerbils, goats, cats, chickens, dogs, bird
s, etc. We had a lovely Valentine’s Dinner with a large group at Crazy Mama’s pizza and then headed back to the Pet Planet for dancing (edit from Nate: Sarah is seriously under-playing the awesomeness that is Pet Planet. It's a full bar and restaurant (nothing fancy, but food none-the-less) with a pet shop attached. When I say pet shop, it's no American "awww look at the cute puppies playing in newspaper behind glass" type pet shop. The puppies are in the bar with you, walking around. The goats are standing guard at the bathroom, waiting to eat your shorts! I could go on, but not now. Ask me when you see me for a full on gushing over my new favorite place that is Pet Planet, and honestly one of the top highlights on this trip so far (and that's saying something!) Pictured above, me anjoying a beer with some fish behind me).
Namibia Day Two: We took a 4x4 tour through the German town Swakopmund, pas
t the hotel that Angelina gave birth to Brads baby, then out to the Namib Desert. We drove through the desert Moonscape (a geological preserve), saw 2,000 year old plants (which are also the most ancient species of plant alive today...the dinosaur of plants), Nate ate oysters (in the middle of the desert) and we climbed sand dunes! Our car broke down in the desert and the group didn’t realize it for a bit! Nate found beetles and giant ants, so he was entertained during our desertion. We were brought a new 4x4 that had run over a dead seal and smelt worse than anything you could imagine! The desert was beautiful and we really enjoyed it. We had a great dinner and enjoyed ourselves long into the night!
Namibia Day Three: We ate a lovely lunch and walked around shopping and enjoying Walvis Bay. This was actually one of the only days on the voyage that we went to lunch just Nate and I, it was so nice! Sadly, we boarded the ship and said goodbye to Namibia. We loved it here!
Namibia Day One: I worked until about 1pm, welcoming diplomats and a girls choi
r onto the ship. The girls choir sang while students exited the ship. They were from the Damara tribe and they have clicks in their language. They ranged from 7-17 years old. We held a brunch and the girls ate pancakes with chocolate syrup and whipped cream! The girls sang constantly and were wonderful. They loved my short hair and took a picture of me that Nate had in his wallet, so that is now somewhere in Africa. Many of the girls were AIDS orphans and the choir was a safe place for them (edit from Nate: I took a video of the choir putting on a personal show for the few of us lucky enough to have breakfast with them, and I will be posting that in due time. For now, the photo to the right is a small glimpse. They were amazing).Nate, Andrea and I left the ship at 1:30pm and took a long, hot, sandy walk into town. We found a bar/pet shop in one called Pet Planet. It was awesome! There were fish, eels, gerbils, goats, cats, chickens, dogs, bird
s, etc. We had a lovely Valentine’s Dinner with a large group at Crazy Mama’s pizza and then headed back to the Pet Planet for dancing (edit from Nate: Sarah is seriously under-playing the awesomeness that is Pet Planet. It's a full bar and restaurant (nothing fancy, but food none-the-less) with a pet shop attached. When I say pet shop, it's no American "awww look at the cute puppies playing in newspaper behind glass" type pet shop. The puppies are in the bar with you, walking around. The goats are standing guard at the bathroom, waiting to eat your shorts! I could go on, but not now. Ask me when you see me for a full on gushing over my new favorite place that is Pet Planet, and honestly one of the top highlights on this trip so far (and that's saying something!) Pictured above, me anjoying a beer with some fish behind me).Namibia Day Two: We took a 4x4 tour through the German town Swakopmund, pas
t the hotel that Angelina gave birth to Brads baby, then out to the Namib Desert. We drove through the desert Moonscape (a geological preserve), saw 2,000 year old plants (which are also the most ancient species of plant alive today...the dinosaur of plants), Nate ate oysters (in the middle of the desert) and we climbed sand dunes! Our car broke down in the desert and the group didn’t realize it for a bit! Nate found beetles and giant ants, so he was entertained during our desertion. We were brought a new 4x4 that had run over a dead seal and smelt worse than anything you could imagine! The desert was beautiful and we really enjoyed it. We had a great dinner and enjoyed ourselves long into the night!Namibia Day Three: We ate a lovely lunch and walked around shopping and enjoying Walvis Bay. This was actually one of the only days on the voyage that we went to lunch just Nate and I, it was so nice! Sadly, we boarded the ship and said goodbye to Namibia. We loved it here!
Nate and I eating some of the best pizza ever at Crazy Mama'sLove, Sarah!
Pet Planet! That had just opened when we were in Walvis Bay - stumbled across it on a Sunday morning and enjoyed some waffles and the morning paper. Fun times!
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