Why Hello Walvis Bay Flamingos!

After a wonderful stay in Swakopmund, we visited the flamingos in Walvis Bay, Namibia.

I had never seen flamingos in flight...

and it was so cool...yet strange and funky at the same time.  Somehow graceful and awkward.

Hello, bird!

The flamingos were beautiful.  It was so nice to see so many even if the amount was small for Walvis Bay.

So different than the first flamingo I saw.  In Senegal of all places.

Hello, pelican!

One of the suburbs of Walvis Bay...sounds so different than when they are called townships.

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Holy Rosary and Paint Nam!b!a

While visiting wonderful Swakopmund, Namibia, I had the pleasure of attending Mass here.

(How beautiful is that mosaic?!)

Holy Rosary Catholic Church.

The service was a mixture of English and German.

And I loved that the church fit so perfectly with the town's architecture.

Although, everyone bone in my body wanted to correct the grammar of this sign....

I loved the PAINT NAM!B!A movement!

When's the last time you saw one of these?  Let alone saw someone using a payphone?!

Atlantic Ocean and beach, I miss you already.

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A Light House & the World's Largest Crystal

Oh, such joy! My love affair with light houses continues.

This light house in Swakopmund, Namibia, reminded me of here in Senegal.

I may have mentally added "tour New England light houses" to my list of places to travel.

I cannot describe how happy I was to be by the ocean once more.

Then I visited the Kristall Galerie which was really interesting.

And did I mention beautiful?  Stunning amethysts from Namibia!

And check out the size of this crystal. It's the world largest quartz crystal cluster.

I came up to about one fourth of its size.  Insane.

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Waves at Night

After this beautiful sunset in Swakopmund, Namibia....

...I tempted my hand at capturing the waves at night.

I was pleased with the result!

Wandering along the beach of Swakopmund was very interesting...

...and I learned that the clock tower was literally just a sheet of paper that could be changed.

This dad snuggled with his daughter as the winter breeze came off the water.

It was precious.

And these two guys?  Flirtin' like mad trying to throw their girls in the water.

One didn't get the memo that for it to be flirty he shouldn't really drop his lady in the water.

Oops.

Swim and rescue!

A parting night wave shot...

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Swimming at Your Own Risk!!!

The sunsets over the Atlantic Ocean in Swakopmund, Namibia.

A perfect place to watch the sun set over the pier.

The museum and the beach.

Oh! How glorious it was to see the ocean. It had been too long. 

Hello, bird!

Looking for sea glass..

I've missed Dakar's constant sound of waves crashing.

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A Bed and Breakfast on Stilts!!

After this beautiful sunset, we arrived at the Stitlz bed and breakfast in Swakopmund, Namibia.

The whole thing reminded me of the houses on the Outer Banks in North Carolina, built up on stilts!!

I loved waking up to this view of the Atlantic Ocean and the Namib Desert.

Here's the view.  Isn't it stunning?!

Oh, Atlantic Ocean, I missed you since leaving Senegal.

And how adorable is downtown Swakopmund?  The Germany of Africa...

Ah, I think I fell a teeny bit in love with Namibia.  It was so different than anywhere I'd visited in Africa.

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