Sept 20 Swakopmund, Namibia

Got back to the boat after stargazing, had lunch, took a shower and then me Ali Devyn Sara Brandon and Patrick headed to Swakopmund for the night. This is a much more modern town and German influenced and is only about 20-25 min North of Walvis Bay. A lot of SAS kids got hotels/hostels for our time in port. We checked into a hotel and I also found where Sara R, Jocie and Ali were staying. Walked around for a bit but it being Sunday there wasn’t much open. There was a market that we went to. Very typical experience of getting bombarded by the locals to look at THEIR stuff. Bough a bunch of cool jewelry. Went back to meet Ali and Jocie for drinks and dinner. Got ready and went to the Tiger Reef bar which was basically a HUGE tiki hut. We got a cheap dinner of chicken burgers and fries with our Malibu rum and guava juice. It was sunset time and the beach scene was all pink and orange. Picture perfect. Had a bunch of drinks and then they were closing so we headed to meet people at the Lighthouse for dessert. The four of us walked down a long dark sketchy road (not the smartest thing) but it was a great bonding moment. At the Lighthouse we ordered more drinks and had dessert and sat with a group of SAS boys. Enjoyed ourselves immensely. Then all the SAS people that were there made our way to Swako Lodge for dancing and drinks because it was the only place open. Saw EVERYONE we knew from SAS. So many people to hang out with and I was jumping from group to group to say hi to everyone and see what they had been up to. Got some dancing in of course. The bar closed at 12! But lucky enough we got to see Dimitri and Nana. Dimitri confirmed our sand boarding plans for Tuesday. Once the bar closed we made our way back to the hotel. I was so tired from the lack of sleep from the night before I crashed as soon as I hit the bed. The girls had napped during the day so were kinda wound up and we had some laughing fits here and there before they passed out. I had a big day ahead of me!  I <3>