Swakopmund is a small, pretty, clean town in the middle of nowhere, in the desert on the edge of the wild Atlantic, one would wonder why anyone would want to build a town here, but the arcitecture, food, drink and languadge are all clues to is origin; Swakopmund was established by the Germans and became a German potectorate. They required a safe port and apparently there was a fresh water source near by. It is now on the tourist list, it as become the adrenelin capital of Namibia, but it is not overly commercialised. I was not not interested in the adrenelin activities (why would I be, when I come from the adrenalin capital of the world!) so spent the days relaxing, walking around Swakopmund (only takes half hour), doing washing, reading etc. On Sunday evening
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