{"id":933,"date":"2010-07-18T12:47:56","date_gmt":"2010-07-18T11:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/?p=933"},"modified":"2010-07-18T12:47:56","modified_gmt":"2010-07-18T11:47:56","slug":"warvis-bay-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/archives\/933","title":{"rendered":"Warvis Bay, Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Air travel is a necessary evil. Due to last minute booking of my flights to Cape Town, I managed to have two overnight flights in three nights. That’s not fun!<\/p>\n

\nAlso, I was really looking forward to seeing a bit of Cape Town, but when I arrived at the airport, we were taken directly to the ship and weren’t allowed off again.<\/p>\n

\nAccordingly, I ate dinner out on deck, with a great view of the Table Mountain. And so ended my great South African adventure.
\n\"Accordingly,<\/p>\n

\nSo on to Warvis Bay, Namibia! I took a shuttle bus from the port into town. On the way I saw Chris, another guest entertainer, wandering round and looking a bit lost for something to do. I offered a mini adventure, and we caught a cab out to the desert.
\n\"So<\/p>\n

\nDune 7 is about 300m high. My only plan was to climb the dune, juggle, jump a bit, and run back down.
\n\"Dune<\/p>\n

\nChris couldn’t keep up. However, it’s now about 4 days later, and my inner thighs are still giving me trouble.
\n\"Chris<\/p>\n

\nChris walking along the top of the ridge.
\n\"Chris<\/p>\n

\nJumping! This is one of my favorite things to do on a sand dune.
\n\"Jumping!<\/p>\n

\nChris had a go too. It took him a while to get used to it, but this is the best shot.
\n\"Chris<\/p>\n

\nSoft landing.<\/p>\n

\nHere’s a video I posted a few days ago. If you missed it, it contains running, jumping and juggling.
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\n\"Soft<\/p>\n

\nDriving back to the city. That’s the Westerdam cruise ship looming over the entire city.
\n\"Driving<\/p>\n

\nI wore sandals. Chris wore trainers. He carried a lot of sand back from the dune.
\n\"I<\/p>\n

\nTesting the weight of wooden sculptures to see if it’s possible to take them home on the plane.
\n\"Testing<\/p>\n

\nThe Westerdam, ship of drama. Maybe, if I ever work out what’s going on on this ship, I’ll write a blog post about it.
\n\"The<\/p>\n

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