Saturday we were in Walvis Bay, Namibia. This is the larger of the two port cities in Namibia and the second larger city. It was discovered by explorer Bartholomeus Diaz in 1847. The Cape Dutch came in 1793. Great Britain annexed the area around the bay to ensure safe passage of ships around the Cape. One of the main attractions of the area is the sand dunes.
My excursion here was "The Living Namib Desert". We visited the Namib-Naukluft National Park. It conatisn some of the highest sand dunes in the world.
Off to find my excursion vehicle
There was an off-shore drilling rig in the bay but it was only here for repairs. There is not oil found here
Our main guide was the owner of the tour company. Our group rode in 5 all teraine vehicles.
The drivers of the vehicles search out the available desert creatures, many underground during the day
a burrowing Skink
It is trying to byte the guide
When we finished looking at it, it was allowed to burrow back into the sand.
Camel rides are available
A Sand-diving lizard. It lives under the sand during the day
A book with picture of the creatures and plants we were seeing.
Guides marked a circle where that though a ctrayure was hiding.
hyena trackes
A side winding adder (venomous)
hiding under a planrt
part of an old rail line that ran through here
more of the old rail line bed.
he Trac Trac Chat bird
a beetle
A Nara plant has a melon fruit which is edible
The flower of the NARA PLANT
a Trac Trac Chat bird
The birds are accustomed to being fed here and come to the guides
There were 2 of them here.
The Namaqua Chameleon
Food for the Chameleon
we got to climb to the crest of a dune
The crest of the dune
back down the dune
Then we exited the the park an went to a beach for a stop
Refreshments and snacks served
a portable toilet.
A type of cormorant
a Grey-headed Gull
On the drive back to the ship
Boats in a dry dock
Sunset approaching
The shoreline of the bay at dusk.
Sailing away from Namibia. Next stop is Luanda, Angola,
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