Whilst Tessa had a very relaxed morning Vikki went off on a tour of desert life. She saw geckos, lizards, chameleons, birds, insects and even some snakes. Admittedly with the latter she stood some distance away and let Ben take photos with her camera. It was quite small but size does not matter ;-) Having fallen in love with there being sand everywhere she climbed to the top of another dune and sat appreciating the beauty of this environment before leaping gazell...

We spent the morning sandboarding. It was great fun! Both of us had chose to do the lying down version whilst a few of the others did the standing up like snowboarding. We were given a helmet, gloves, and elbow pads along with a piece of plywood. That was it. The first dune was the lowest and we were taught how to brake without feet. Then we went for it at least 4 more times including a sitting up tandem. Walking up the dunes was hard work ... a great workout! ...

A relatively short drive today which completed our coast to coast. We went via the Cape Cross fur seal colony and along the Skeleton Coast to Swakopmund. The seal colony is the largest in Africa and we got to witness the others and young ones rolling all over one another, barking and surfing waves. It was a great way to be introduced to the African Atlantic coast. Swakopmund is a port town that is also now a tourist centre as it provides a step off point for ma...