Day 18 (Mile 108, West Coast)

Slept snugly and soundly to the soothing lullabye of breaking waves not 50 meters away from our site.
Went beach combing this morning for bits of wood - not an easy task in a treeless environment. Ended up scrounging bits and pieces from left over fires of previous visitors. Have gathered quite a collection but whether it will burn remains to be seen. Update: Have just learned that the tiny shop on site sells firewood!!! Bought a bag, anyway.
The mist rolls in and out as the land temperature and winds shift, often shrouding the distant mountains.

Shimmering heat waves create the illusion of huge estuaries that vanish as one gets closer. It is nothing like the Cape West Coast as there is no apparent vegetation - just miles and miles of sand in varying textures and colours, rising to the mountains on the horizon.

Luis is fishing and has befriended a local who took him to a prime fishing spot. (Sound familiar, Dad?). Nothing much came of that - below pic taken of them shrouded in mist! Luis has decided he's not fishing again tonight unless his new found friend summonses him with the news that the fish are biting. I think that poor man (the friend, not Luis) is desperate for company so chances are Luis will get the royal command.

Just to show you that it is not always misty:

The gulls, by the way, do not do the raucous squawking thing, they chunter quietly - even they do not want to intrude on the solitude!

The Rig showing proximity to the sea.

I have calculated that there are in excess of 500 sites here. (Rough estimate - it's probably closer to 750). According to Luis' friend, this place is fully booked from November to January with some people camping on the beach (non-designated sites). He mentioned that some folks come to stay for up to 3 months. Wow - with only a long drop, that's hectic. In fairness, they do offer shower facilities here at N$20 per shower - also drinking water at 65c per liter. Henties is approx 92km's away!

A General view of the park

I spent a lovely relaxing day, just lazing around, soaking up the sun when it wasn't behind mist. Really lovely tranquil place (now, anyway - we are still the only souls here - would not like to be here when it's fully booked).