Hanging out in Nam!

That's NAMibia not VietNAM! Yup my first business trip for this year was to the sleepy town of Swakopmund in Namibia (the old South West Africa). It was my first time there and I will definitely go back with Grant and the Kids. We worked hard but got to have loads of fun too! Checked out all the little desert creatures on a Desert Tour, heading up and down the dunes in a landrover. Do you know that there are chameleons in the desert there, they turn black in the morning to soak up all the heat and then turn white in the afternoon to reflect the suns heat! We saw beetles, and geko's and lizards and snakes! Tried sand boarding - what a hoot! My best was quad biking up and down and all over those huge sand dunes! Had sundowners on the beach - I love the beach! I miss the beach! Sand in my toes, wet bubbly salty water as you walk through the shallows! See my photo for proof of my feet on the beach in Swakopmund. I used a slow shutter speed and love the effect this had as the water edged up to my toes!
Anyway, tried to practice my photographic skills and was again reminded just how much practice I need. I HOPE (that's my word!) to be far more skilled by the end of this year.