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3 months in Africa -- detailed travelogue, travel tips, indexed
Larry2006-05-27 03:11:54
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/>asked me where the party was, I had to tell him I hadn't the slightest idea
either.
Upon reaching the main road, I looked back at the lights of all the cars
wandering around trying to find the party, and wondered how many would
actually be able to locate it. Then, I headed off towards Walvis Bay, where
the Dune 7 party was being held (Dune 7 is a large sand dune outside Walvis
Bay, and according to the radio, a large Millennium celebration had been
going on there for the past few days). The turnoff for the dune is just
before you hit Walvis Bay, and while most of the road is tarred, the final
stretch is on sand, though it's usually passable with a normal 2x2 car.
Arriving at Dune 7 around 10:50pm, it was pretty quiet... some cars were
parked, and a few people were mulling around, but it seemed pretty dead.
There were a few stalls with people selling items such as millennium
pancakes, T-shirts, and snacks, but the main center of attraction was a
large tent, inside of which was a dance floor and a band (it was free to
park and walk around the area, with admission being charged only if you
wanted to enter the tent). Peering inside, I noticed only a few people
inside talking or dancing, but still decided to pay the admission, as at
N$20/US$3.28, it really wasn't that expensive. After hanging around inside
the tent for a few minutes, I left to walk around outside again. Asking the
lady selling millennium T-shirts if anything was planned for midnight, she
answered that originally there was to be fireworks, but the company set to
provide them cancelled -- so there now wouldn't be any at all. She also
mentioned that earlier, it had been quite windy, but by now, the wind had
died down, and it actually was quite a pleasant evening.
Not having much else to do, I walked over to the base of the dune, where
I
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I just thought it might be helpful for you to know how i am finding your system.
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Susan J, 2008-01-28 14:00:20