Happy Halloween!

We made it out of Etosha Park early enough to make it all the way back to Windhoek. It was the night before Halloween, and we could not pass up the opportunity to celebrate. We started at The Playhouse, which, we were told, was supposed to be the most happening place in town. It was closed for a private party. We noticed that all the people going in and out were dressed up in costumes. We stared longingly at them, wanting to come play. They must have felt sorry for us because they invited us in. We found out that they were not celebrating Halloween, but the host’s 30th birthday, with a “Dress Your Decade” party. We returned the favor by buying the hosts drinks and giving them our best karaoke rendition of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”


Alex was especially excited about our choice of songs. There were so many fun people. Our favorite was Justin, an Africaner, who kept buying us shots.

After closing down that party, we went to two more clubs: Zanzibar and another club that we cannot remember the name of. We met two really cute, local girls, who escorted us to the second, more happening club. Listening to these girls was an eye-opening experience. They referred to themselves and other mix-raced people as “coloreds”, which is an official ethnicity in many countries in southern Africa. Also, when the girls got pulled over (for a broken light), they jumped out of the car and walked over to the cop car, asking what the problem was. The cop let them go with a warning. He never even left his car.

After a late start (hangovers are fun) the next day, we made it to Soussevlei just before sunset. We watched the sunset from the top of Dune 45 (a bit of a hike). The sunset itself was just okay, but the light cast on the dunes was really beautiful. the dunes were breathtaking.








The next morning, we woke up early for sunrise at Deadvlei, a dune that is located in front of trees that have been dead over 900 years. We spent an hour enjoying the scenery and taking photographs before we realized that we were in the wrong place. But the place we were in was actually more scenic than the actual Deadvlei.

(The real Deadvlei)