The desert surrounding Swakopmund is really barren. Here grows the welwitschia plant, one of the specialized forms of life that can survive here. The summer ocean fogs formed from the cold Atlantic are the main source of water for this and other denizens of this area.
Summer here starts in December and the school year ends in December. So the students get a gift of vacation as well as Christmas. Namibians love to come to the coast in their summer to avoid the really hot weather inland. A guide told us that there is a belief that during foggy weather one can drink as much as you like and still remain functional. So the vacationers really cut loose based on that theory. I wonder if the cold weather just drives them home before things get too out of control.
Local news: Nigeria won their quarter final Olympic football match against Cote D'Ivoire (2-0). They will play Belgium in the semis tomorrow. Should exciting.
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