Bit by bit our steadfast ship is meandering down the west coast of Africa. She is now in Accra, Ghana. A stop here, a detour there, taking on cargo, offloading all manner of things that a tramp carries. The transponders are only switched on irregularly, so it makes tracking difficult and frustrating. Nevertheless our eagle eyed watchers assure us that the ship will berth on the 26th in Walvis Bay, just a few hours behind schedule.Armed with that confidence we have made dinner reservations for the two nights we will be in Swakopmund, a beautiful little town just a few miles up the coast from Walvis Bay. This is the original resort built by the German colonials when they settled in what was then German West Africa. Their influence is still seen and tasted all over, from the great beer to the quaint and a little dated European architecture.
Bags are being packed, medication of all sorts together with a defibrillator carefully stowed, bug spray checked. We are all leaving from our respective homes on Friday and Saturday. The plan is to be there in Walvis Bay when the trucks are driven down the plank on Sunday, have them thoroughly checked out by Monday night, and leave on Tuesday. I have just found out that there are cigarette lighter outlets on board, so we can charge iPods, computers, phones, cameras and all kinds of other bits and pieces. This is very good news since there are few other creature comforts on the trucks. Too bad you can't run an a/c unit off 12v outlets. Oh well, the fresh air will be good for us.
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