Swakopmund, Namibia

Thursday 25 February to Saturday 27 February

Lockdown Day 336 to 338

From the Namib to Swakopmund is another awesome drive.

Swakopmund was a German colonial settlement in the early 20th century and it's retained some of that influence. Bavaria in Africa. 

It has grown so much since we were last here 20 years ago but it's very, very quiet now that there are no tourists around.  We stayed at the very comfy Desert Sands Apartments.

We enjoyed the Bavarian bread, rolls, meatloaf and cold meats from Raith Bakery for our breakfasts and apple and poppy seed cakes for our desserts.

We ordered Schnitzel and Eisbein from Altstadt Restaurant for dinner.

We didn't eat out or visit any beer gardens because we are social distancing. We drove south to Walvis Bay and beyond to watch birds along the coast and at the Salt Works.

There are a lot of adventure activities and tours one can do from here. It will be worth spending a lot more time here post- Covid when the vibe of the place has returned.