Day 23: Swakopmund:-> Windhoek

We didn’t had any plans for today like yesterday. The main reason why we decided to come here rather than staying at Windhoek was to relax and be lazy. We got the spontaneous idea to go for a overland flights over Sossusvlei. I had been in Sossusvlei when I came to Namibia for the first time in 2008. It’s undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places in Namibia. The red coloured desert and the salt pans in the middle of it with skeletons of trees is a real natural wonder. I assume it will be more spectacular to see it from the air.

It was an expensive option with costs starting at a minimum of 240 euros per person for a 2.5 hours flight. But still I felt like it is a once in a life time opportunity to do so and if lucky we will get some nice snaps. Unfortunately we were too late to book the flights and since we have to get back to the bus station at 1.30 for our trip back to Windhoek our options were limited. So we decided to spend our time by window shopping as before. In a way it was good as it is stress free. Being with the Lady and to chat with her once in a while is always a good option. At the back of my mind I could still hear the clock ticking for our parting. I hate good byes, period! And with the Lady it is going to be harder even if it is going to be one sided feeling.

We took the public transport to get back to Windhoek. It is the first time in our whole trip that we are travelling on public transport. In all other occasions we had our own car or we travelled on other means of private transport. So it was a unique experience when compared to the relatively luxurious option that we used for going to Swakop. Still it was a good to travel with the ‘locals’, just getting a glimpse of their lifestyle. We reached Windhoek in good time at around 6.30 pm. We checked in again at Chameleon where we left our big luggage before heading to Swakop. We had already booked a double room for the night and it turned out to be a really good decision. For the first time in our whole trip we had a little bit of comfort and privacy.

After having a hot shower and sorting out our luggage we went to bar to order a pizza. But it was too late. So we had to settle down for a couple of beers and some chips. Not so bad! One last evening with the Lady and it went better than expected. She was in good mood and also opened up a little bit I think.