Wild Sailing Into a GHOST TOWN | Sailing Namibia

Looks like we landed on Mars, hey Rady? This is rocks! And we're apparently the first boat to pull in after Covid Welcome to Sailing Lady Africa I'm Ricky and this is my wife Simone After two years of hard work on our boat She's finally ready to take us from South Africa, across the Atlantic, to the Bahamas Be sure to join in our adventures by subscribing down below We were starting to experience some not so fun weather on our route to Namibia And the swell started to pick up from what was a predicted 3 meter Became a 4 to 4.5 meter swell due to the oncoming current It's normally a big swell, so it's like a really fast swell There's a huge one and then there was nothing and then the boat just went like this But you don't feel it but my eyes see it Can you get me my wetsuit? We didn't sleep that night and lost our microwave in the process Because we never secured it properly So opted to pull into Luderitz and rather bunker down the weather passing through The next day the swell had calmed down a bit but the swell would pick up again soon We also lost a piece of our tuna built on drying on the swim deck during the night Wadie how did you sleep last night? Like a baby Like a baby, but babies wake up and cry a lot I slept nicely I fully slept nicely last night Wadie That was really on me, Luderitz blessed you, welcome, welcome my son, welcome All the hatches closed Check our average speed for the last two days You know we were getting hammered Thank you Luderitz you beautiful thing I've never in my life imagined I'd miss you so much Looks like we landed on Mars hey Wadie It's just rocks, rocks But it looks cool Don't forget to hit that subscribe button if you haven't already And click on the notification bell to let you know every time we upload a new episode And like this video, it's a free way you can support our channel Our trip from South Africa to Luderitz took a whopping four days Luderitz Port Control, Lely Africa Lely Africa Port Control I just want to confirm we should maintain our heading to the fairway marker Thank you very much Port Control, I appreciate it Did she hear you laugh? She says I can use the whole channel I haven't heard yet to the fairway It's always this weird feeling when you're pulling into a new port that you haven't been to before And you're kind of seeing it on the map but you're not sure if that's the way they run it I mean she's super chilled, you can see they don't get hundreds of people here every day We arrived on the Sunday but only checked in the next day but that's alright we needed some sleep So we've arrived in Namibia, we're in Luderitz at the moment And we checked in here because the weather was super gnarly And supposedly it was going to get worse so we decided let's pull into Luderitz And we're the first boat they've allowed in since Covid So we are pretty excited, they said if we came any time earlier they would have had to turn us away So we're pretty glad, we're super keen on exploring this little town It looks so cool and we can't wait to show you guys Getting our tender mobile bay While we wait for Port Health Authority to come around They want to check our Covid tests and we're apparently the first boat to pull in after Covid That's going to be at the Lauda shore which is pretty cool And it seems like the procedure is pretty easy, wait for Port Health here They check out the Covid tests, once they say yay we go to Customs and Immigration After that we go to Port Control And then we get some SIM cards, get some cash and go explore And then we'll probably tackle any boat projects that we need today And then play the rest of the day and I think there's a weather window on Thursday to get out of here And then we're up to Walthers Bay But so far it looks pretty cool here It's like a, I don't know, Mad Max movie kind of area But it looks super awesome and the people so far have been super friendly so looking forward to it Busy setting up the outboard Glenn's got the oars in case we Wadey's in charge of send operations We're in the Mids Mad Max All in tune Have you seen our bolt-on drying up front there, in the sun, in the wind Hopefully we're going to have tuna bolt-on and not get sick Our one piece of bolt-on that actually made it Surprisingly Seems to be working, so hopefully How's it going? Good What are you checking there? The engine How's the engine working? Are we good to go Mr Engineer? You've got to be aggressive with it Sniggs There we go Rikki went off to fetch the health official to check our Covid tests Since being the first boat allowed post-Covid we were the guinea pigs So we waited a bit but with the help of Gary we managed to get all clearances and check into Namibia Wadey! We're on land! Yes We made it to land finally How do you feel? Good, finally all dry Baby how do you feel? I feel good that we can check in, I thought we were going to miss it another day So since being the first boat everyone's not too familiar with the procedures But it seems like we're going to make breakthrough now Wade made a new friend His first friend in Luderitz Little Molly, she's so cute Catch her Molly! We opted to walk to the next hotel for dinner which was recommended by locals as a celebratory dinner But the wind was blowing like no other and we thought Port Elizabeth was bad And we are cackling in Luderitz Cackling Lady Africa was officially a globe trotter Since it was recommended to not use our water make in the anchorage in Luderitz we decided to use a laundry service while it was still affordable And look for a replacement microwave Here one of our subscribers found us wandering the streets and opted to show us around town which was awesome The bay on which Luderitz is situated was first known to Europeans when Bartholomew Dias encountered in 1487 In 1909 after the discovery of diamonds nearby Luderitz enjoyed a sudden surge of prosperity due to the development of a diamond rush to the area Although situated in harsh environment between desert and ocean trade in the harbour town surged and the adjacent diamond mining settlement of Kormanskop was built Luderitz is known for its colonial architecture So we are having some lunch This nice restaurant I want to show you how cool my table is Now you look All of them on their phones catching up on their latest gossip We left the Namibian local brew half a lot of 10 out of 10 So me and Mr. Wadey did some work this morning Now it's bright time There's a bit of a wind coming this afternoon again Just chillaxing, making the best of the time we have here I had to learn how to ride a dinghy I got it nearly first try, well I did And then I just practiced docking, I practiced coming to the boat and stopping I didn't tie a knot properly and the boat went nearly to shore So I had to swim out and fetch the boat And it wasn't nice So yeah it's Wednesday today I think We're still in my favourite Ritz which is Luderitz And the skipper is making us some cool steaks Because you know that's how we roll And Wadey was doing his dinghy learner's license today We did some general boat checks and maintenance Checked some rudder stanchions, we checked mast tensions etc Just I guess run of mill safety stuff And we're enjoying the no wind See Luderitz with no wind could be in the Caribbean right now It's pretty cool So there's two types of wind in Luderitz There's a shit tonne of wind and waiting for wind Those are the two states Ok so how do you go Ricky, you go like this Ciao ciao, bye So we've made the tuna beltong, it's like 5 days of drying now And now we're going to give it a test Doesn't smell very good, smells pretty fishy What do you think Wade? Smells pretty fishy So we're going to give this thing a little slice And then we're going to get the crew to try it Make sure that it's good to go Ok, give it a bit Here we go Too fishy Stinks, smells like sardines Smells like sardines Oh you took a big piece Can't, shit I suppose everyone should try That was long fin tuna That has to taste pretty strong Good morning people On this crazy morning Exploring the mystical ghost island Going to the ghost town today Got my ghost shirt on We took a trip out to the ghost town known as Kolmanskop The town started to decline during World War 2 when the diamond field slowly started to deplete By the early 50s the area was in severe decline The town was ultimately abandoned in 1956 The geological forces of the desert mean that tourists now walk through houses knee deep in sand Found my first diamond Yep, a white diamond It's a pretty cool stone though Red to Kolmanskop Is this quartz or what rock is this? Leave a comment down below Because Ricky says it's a different rock He says it's a bush rock I say it's quartz Kolmanskop is popular with photographers for its setting of desert sands Kolmanskop is reclaiming this once thriving town And the arid climate preserving the traditional Edwardian architecture in the area Nice solid wooden floor If I was a real estate broker This would be a typical thing to say yes She's just a little fixer upper Bit of paint And a good clean and she'll be good to go again Good solid wooden floors Comes with friendly, friendly hyenas Power outlets need to be checked Changed They should be good Well ventilated This is crazy Never had sand for a carpet Walk-in closet This house will go deep You can see it like pulling out from the sides This would be a beautiful house It would be massive It's climate yellow It's harsh Not a lot of vegetation It's very desert-y Rocky It's very cool though It's a very different vibe Because you'd expect normally when you're on the ocean It's like tropical and stuff But it's just The ocean next to the desert Lost the groundy boys in the desert These houses had the most beautiful wooden floors The most beautiful windows And the most beautiful wallpaper After a while of searching we managed to find Glenn and Wade I'm telling you man Wade's found his room And Simone, Ricky said he was going to get you guys a holiday house in Namibia Look what he's found for you This is a true gem This is like cray cray We'll have to report this to the Power outage They've only had an outage for Electricians Not working That's called phase 6 low-chairing Phase 21 in 100 years Hi there Welcome to my new home Fish I'm not going to touch anything because the roof is off Can I come for tea? Got us a holiday house It's a 4 bedroom No bathroom The guys found some copper wire And opted to have a little competition Who could make the coolest thing I'm not too sure what Wade was making Broke his head off Pretty Ricky Really? Nice Ricky Is that a gun? Yes It's a gun Got a tail The man from coal mines That's awesome The desert is definitely taking over We got to get him some water That's what happened to this town Stay tuned till next week as we finish exploring Luderitz and continue our trip to Walfers Bay Don't forget to subscribe below if you haven't already and give this video a big thumbs up And if you'd like to join the Lady Africa family you can do so by clicking on any of the links in the description below