Namibia second day

This is truly a country of sun, sea and sand, In this centre part one is always within sight of sandunes....huge ones. The one being climbed in the photo below is called Dune 7 and is the highest (and possibly the hottest?!) in the world. Some of our students an at least one faculty member, my theatre prof. Ted, reached the top yesterday. I honestly thought some of them were going to pass out when they came down...they looked ill; very red in the face and struggling to ge breath and desperately needing water which we didn't manage to get until about 15-20 minutes later. His little son Christoper shot to the top, comparitively speaking, and Ted said he kept saying to him " Chris if you go down now I can go down too!" but this little child would not and reached the top! Ted's wife thought her husband was dying when he got down!!We had dinner with them last night and Christopher was buzzing! Where does that energy come from?! He reminds me so much of Bryn; he talks non-stop, quite loudly as if we're all deaf, and last night was in his magician mode making this very visibly 'disappear'.

Swakopmund is a very neat, clean, part Dutch looking little town of about 9000. Geared for tourists and holiday makers from other parts of Namibia and South Africa. Quite empty for such a place with lovely shops, African markets and restaurants and bars.

Off to see Seal and Dolphin encounter. We're out in a boat for three hours and are spending our time n the Walvis Bay lagoon. We'll be back at the ship by noon and then Theresa & John Muller and ourselves are going into walvis Bay by taxi and having supper on the waterfront on the other side of the town.

I just love it here....of course it is Africa so that's not surprising. But it is so unique and stark...no frills or fuss, very basic. The stars are huge, last night's sunset breathtaking; a brilliant orange and red sky....wonderful! Unfortunately to bring reality into the picture I got a coughing spasm and had to run to the cabin (I'm so afraid of throwing up!) so missed the final sinking into the sea! i haven't ever had asthma like this but it is slowly improving day by day....my inhalers are getting plenty of use for a change and am still today and tomorrow on anti-biotics.

Calm sea and early morning mist pre-heat outside.