Namibia, On To A Costal Town,

instead of a lodge a hotel, 

my room right by the sea, 

complete with succulents,

now for anyone on the Namibian trip with me I admit I have mixed these up a tad, a trip to the bay,

where we were instructed on how to kayak,

as usual I was at the back of the class, and it showed later!

we were soon in the water, 

paddling past the different seal colonies, 

some took to the water, 

but kept their distance,

as did we from the colonies, 

the black and white lighthouse in the distance, 

each colony,

had its own beachmaster, 

but occasionally there was a dispute, 

each kayak was a 2 person affair, with many thanks to Will I made it back, 

for tea, medals, a roll, plus a beer! and winning combination in any book,

before and when leaving beach and desert areas, 

tyre pressures were lowered or increased on every vehicle depending on the terrain,

we made our way to the salt flats where sea water is evaporated in huge pools to obtain salt, 

there was a viewing platform, 

over looking the huge salt pans,

the salt crystallising, 

into crystals to be harvested, 

we were then treated to a natural history lesson about a lizard that inhabited the dunes, 

he was in there, 

somewhere!

we continued along the beach, 

until we encountered a hard crust, 

which deserved a closer look, 

the 'sand' was actually minute crystals of garnet and other semi precious stones, huge numbers of them but just not worth refining them, 

oh dear that time again!

yes cameras down, 

all set for,

another sundowner,

a look at the surf, 

before our evening meal, 

in town, 

everyone had a great time,

and the food was delicious, 

the portions huge,

my fish was overflowing the plate, with half again on top,

in the morning up, watching trucks laden with salt go to the docks,

return empty, 

and go back to the docks again fully laden, the journey continues........