We spent the morning in Swakopmund, a quirky town on the Namibian coast. The town looks more like a German village than anything you’d see in Namibia. We handed over our land cruiser to get it checked out after the whole crazy tire incident, and in the meantime just wandered around town and checked out the beach. Then, more grocery shopping, and we’re back on the road again. We took the road up the coast, an eerie foggy drive. This area, and especially farther north (Skeleton Coast) is known for having lots of shipwrecks and we stopped to check out the slowly decaying carcass of a ship.
Our next stop was Spitzkoppe. A rocky mountainous region, this place had the most incredible rock formations. It reminded me a lot of something you’d see in Utah or Arizona maybe. We took lots of photos, but the photos don’t really do it justice at all. We spent all day climbing various rocks and taking in the scenery. This place is also known for its ancient rock paintings. Bushmen painted these somewhere between 2000 an 4000 years ago, which is just mind. Boggling to think about.
We also finally had our first bbq while we were there. Grilled steaks and baked potatoes. Super tasty and it was fun building a fire making things feel much more like camping.
