6 Month Mark With Cardboard And Radar Guns

Namibia has some of the highest sand dunes in the World. Thus many tourists come here to "experience" them. Thankfully, many locals have already compiled a long list of activities that you can sign up for that will curtail that experience into something spectacular, i.e. an exciting tale to tell all your family and friends about, like skydiving, quad-biking, stunt aerobatics, etc. And one of the super touristy things to do is sandboarding.

Matt and I had our doubts on how eventful this outing was actually going to be. We heard lots of stories that it's amaaaaazing, but from what I could tell it looked like it involved more hiking to the top of the sand dune, than actually riding the supposedly adrenaline-filled sled down it. Regardless, we opted to take the plunge and swiped the credit card. Cha-ching!

Much like the tourists-only experience at the "Devil's Pool" in Zambia, it wasn't until we arrived at the dunes themselves and took our first downhill slide that we realized we had made the right decision. Touristy or not, this was ridiculously fun.

Matt took the more challenging road of using a stand-up snowboard to weave his way down the dune, while I opted to ride a simple waxed cardboard sheet headfirst straight down. That rush you get makes you forget about anything aversive about the ride. In fact, your like, "Who cares if I have 3 buckets of sand in my shorts, shoes, ears, eyes and nose, and have to climb this gigantic dune carrying a kite-like apparatus in hard wind. Whatever, dude. I want to do that again!"

It instantly became addictive, and the moment they pulled out the radar gun (now we're talkin'), our competitiveness jumped in on the action. Game on Vasallo!

75 kph / 47 mph on a sandboard.
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P.S.

We also had our 6 month mark on the road that day - great way to celebrate our anniversary. :)

Happy Anniversary!
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