Swakopmund, yet another touristy place for us… What can be said that wasn’t already said before?
I enjoyed the drive into Swakopmund I must say, the scenery changed along the road so many times and we also were happy to finally hit some tarmac too :). The scenery driving from Solitaire to Walvisbay was stunning and ever changing, from rolling hills to rocky hills and back into some kind of desert and sandy like terrain with flamingos to boot, unreal. the roads there were nice and flowing but we also crossed via the Namib Naukluft National Park, the road flowing through a gorge, up, down, in and out again, tarmac, gravel, tarmac and gravel again. On a steep hill we spotted the first and only (so far, 10-10-2022) scorpion, a giant black scorpion that tried to cross the steep road going up, with us going down. We quickly put the truck in reverse and rode a few meters back up to enjoy the critter for a little longer before making our way down.
Walvisbay also brought us large gasstations and a shopping mall too. Unfortunately we didn’t visit that mall but did spend a good week at Alte Brucke Resort in Swakopmund while Namib Campers added a few bit and pieces to our truck. Thanks Stefan and team for helping us out.
Swakopmund must have one of the best pizza places outside of Italy as well as one of the best Italian ice cream shops outside the Netherlands too, so our time in Swakopmund was well spend. Not much to be said about Swakopmund but it is a nice little town with a few good places to spend a day or two at. To stock up on food, enjoy the ‘small 5’ desert animals and perhaps fish a little of it’s coast.
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