DAY 51
Our camp Amanpuri in Swakopmund is near the dunes and the ocean. Alison, Ash, Aubrey, Jessie, Sav and I walked through town to a restaurant either called The Jolly or The Jally or The Jelly- my handwriting causing the confusion . The weather was lovely but not good for skydiving apparently- yeah i'm crazy enough to want to try skydiving. Instead we all went quadbiking through the dunes which showcased beautiful views. Being in such a large group with varying skills we had to go very slow, which a few of us found boring. For dinner we went to Napolitana , a little Italian place for pizza- which we all highly recommend to anyone going there. We all stayed in a dorm room with bunk beds- the Brazilians snore haha.
DAY 52
Alison and I decided to skip sandboarding (which we had both done before) and rather go quadbiking again. This time is was just the two of us and guide so it was a lot more extreme and fun. The guide accidentally only gave us an hour and a half instead of two hours so they said we can comeback tomorrow for another hour. For lunch Alison and I went to Spur and shared nachos and garlic bread- super delicious. After a quick walk back to camp we booked fro skydiving and Amine signed up with us. Alison has skydived many times before, this was Amines first time but she is fearless and it being my first time I was terrified. Sav and Jessie did the Scenic flight over the skeleton coast. After being driven to the skydiving base ( as soon as i saw it my stomach turned to knots) we watched a few people go ( to my eyes they were plummeting to the earth relying on a parachute) before us which did not help my nerves and caused me to doubt my sanity as I was secured into my blue suit and harness. I got paired with Chris a South African instructor which helped slightly until he started joking around about things being wrong as we got into the plane... the plane had no door ( ps we are not strapped to anything). The view from the plane was beautiful and distracting thank goodness as we watched the waves rolling in along the coast, saw the bright pink salt pans and Walvis Bay in the distance. Chris and the pilot did a few hand signals and apparently it was time for us to go, as in I would have to go first... ahh. Once Chris and I were strapped together we edged towards the large opening of the plane. Chris put clear goggle son us then we were ready to go. 3 knees bent 2 back arched 1 fall to earth. 10000ft above the ground is pretty terrifying but I think I came to peace with having no control. Free falling is such a strange experience I could never forget especially the very dry mouth from smiling and screaming. Once the parachute was pulled it was easier to look around and truly admire how beautiful Swakopmund is. Chris then proceeded to tell me he had lost a shoe as we fell out the plane and that I'd have to help a bit more for the landing. After a successful landing and hearing about the shoe flying back into the plane and being recovered we all had beers. Our whole group decided to go for dinner at a fancy pub/restaurant which had exquisite burgers and cocktails...and springbok shooters.
DAY 53
Alison and I went quadbiking again- so much fun. We left Amanpuri around 11 and drove to our next campsite Solitare which was in the middle of no where. The 35+ degree heat was soothed by the pool. Sav cooked us dinner and while we prepared we hid in the truck from sand storms. It was so hot.
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