Fonkelwijn

Swakopmund, 4th of April - On the Silversand the mood is good, Billy explains Walvis Bay and its fauna. Sea lions follow the boat somersaulting in the slipstream. We head for the seal colony of Pelican Point Peninsula. We hear them howling, barking and singing. Hundreds of them, all on the tip of the peninsula. A female fur seal will live 20 years, having 16 babies. It’s heart-breaking to see how the weakest babies are eaten by the seagulls. Survival of the fittest on the coast of Africa. Billy and the crew now turn around and start catering us. The sea lion, who still accompanies us on deck, tries to escape but the space between the bars of the railing is too narrow, so he decides to jump over it. With success. More than a circus act. We eat Namibian oysters and other fine food and wash it down with excellent South-African ‘fonkelwijn’. We start a conversation with a young Zambian who happens to be in the area for his job at Engen, a petroleum refiner. He has a great knowledge of African history and is disappointed that his continent lacks good leaders. We disembark and George awaits us with his palm nuts with our names on.

Seal colony (FDC)

The captain (FDC)

This is my flag! (FDC)

Beggar (FDC)

Namibian oyster (FDC)



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