Walvis Bay, Namibia – April 11 & 12

Walvis Bay, Namibia – April 11 & 12

We should have booked a tour into the sand dunes and desert because there was nothing else to see or do here. There was a town, but I wouldn't call it quaint or even interesting and no interesting market area to browse through. We were docked here overnight so it was even more disappointing that we hadn't arranged some sort of a tour. Next time I'll know better.

Holland America is a sponsor of a children's center here. It started as an orphanage but has evolved into a educational and recreational for many needy children. A group of the children came onboard at noon and had lunch and tons of ice cream and then the choir did a performance for us at 2:00. These type of performances are really the highlights of the cruise. It made a lovely ending to a rather blah port.

We did see some fun 'critters' while we were here, in among the seagulls flying around the ship you would occasionally see flamingos. I'm not sure I've ever seen flamingos just flying around in the wild. These were a very light salmon color – they looked pretty ungainly flying with their long legs trailing behind. There were also some seals around the docks that kept us entertained and we went through a whole bunch of them maybe a mile off the dock. At first we thought they were dolphins as they were sort of leaping through the water but after looking closer they were seals. What is a bunch of seals called?

We are at sea today on the way to Jamestown, St. Helena.  Happy Birthday to me!