Location: Namibia

Summary:

Today I took another day trip from Swakopmund to Walvis Bay, about 35km south. The drive features flat sand strips to the sea with small communities that look like second homes, each with basic services. The area offers great adventure activities - dune buggy rentals, camel rides, and desert tours for cruise ship visitors. Walvis Bay itself is very industrial with lots of shipping activity. I got lucky and spotted flamingos at the expected location, though not many were there. Beyond the town are fascinating salt fields where they flood areas with seawater, let it evaporate, and harvest the salt. I drove through these salt fields all the way to the ocean, passing mountains of salt and specialized vehicles. There was an option to continue 50km along the beach but it required deflated tires and 4WD, so I skipp ...