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You know it's going to be a great day when a seal comes to great you on your way into port! Such a shame I can never get a good picture of them! We arrived in Luderitz at about 10 am - today is a bit warmer than yesterday and the sun looks like it might come out.
We decided to do our own thing today and just walk around the port. Such a difference from the sand dunes in Walvis Bay, still barren but rock not sand. There's a diamond mine nearby and lots of signs of the industry. Big houses on the waterfront and throughout the community. It's Sunday and seems largely deserted on the back streets.
We walked around the about an hour, visiting the church, walking the backroads and paying to take a peak in a local home which is available for rent and boasted a spectacular stained glass window depicting flamingos. After the church we explored one side of the harbour before deciding it was time for a coffee break. We stopped at a lovely local cafe for a Cappucino and some carrot cake. Then we carried on our exploration to the other side of the harbour, doubling back to have lunch at the Portuguese Fisherman restaurant where we indulged in some local Kingklip fish, pan fried in garlic butter, yummy!
After lunch we went onto explore Shark Island. Shark Island got its name in the war when the Germans used it as a concentration camp, forcing prisoners to help build the cities infrastructure. Most were eventually killed, their bodies were cut up and fed to the sharks, hence the name. Today it's a memorial site and a campground. The houses on the road to the island campground were spectacular. Large waterside mansions!
Tonight the chef presented his Market Dinner - he does two nights of these dinners, usually in each country or region to feature local dishes, tonight's menu includes ostrich, crocodile, oryx, a whole lamb and a local sausage!
We decided to do our own thing today and just walk around the port. Such a difference from the sand dunes in Walvis Bay, still barren but rock not sand. There's a diamond mine nearby and lots of signs of the industry. Big houses on the waterfront and throughout the community. It's Sunday and seems largely deserted on the back streets.
We walked around the about an hour, visiting the church, walking the backroads and paying to take a peak in a local home which is available for rent and boasted a spectacular stained glass window depicting flamingos. After the church we explored one side of the harbour before deciding it was time for a coffee break. We stopped at a lovely local cafe for a Cappucino and some carrot cake. Then we carried on our exploration to the other side of the harbour, doubling back to have lunch at the Portuguese Fisherman restaurant where we indulged in some local Kingklip fish, pan fried in garlic butter, yummy!
After lunch we went onto explore Shark Island. Shark Island got its name in the war when the Germans used it as a concentration camp, forcing prisoners to help build the cities infrastructure. Most were eventually killed, their bodies were cut up and fed to the sharks, hence the name. Today it's a memorial site and a campground. The houses on the road to the island campground were spectacular. Large waterside mansions!
Tonight the chef presented his Market Dinner - he does two nights of these dinners, usually in each country or region to feature local dishes, tonight's menu includes ostrich, crocodile, oryx, a whole lamb and a local sausage!
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