Rostock, Namibia

We all woke up refreshed at Hoodia Desert Lodge, our first good sleep of the trip :) Today was our shortest drive, only two hours to Rostock Ritz.

It was a pretty drive through the Naukluft Mountains. We passed by the Tropic of Capricorn but missed the sign, and weren’t interested enough to make a u-turn for a pic.

We had a pit stop in Solitaire to fill up on gas. It’s a hopping little junction town. They had a little gift shop that we browsed. Marissa bought, wrote and mailed some post cards.

We arrived at Rostock Ritz about 2pm, checked in and had our lunch. It was 38C but in the shade and a breeze it was bearable. However our igloo-style rooms were really hot. They were built with stone walls to supposedly keep out the heat but instead the stones were getting heated and so the whole room was hot. Marissa said it was like we were in a pizza oven.

We tried to nap in the afternoon but it was too hot. I used the time (the first down time we’ve had on this trip) to finally catch up on my blog. Unfortunately I couldn’t post cause the hotel’s internet access was really spotty.

We had dinner back at the main lodge. It was okay, the first so-so meal we’ve had. At least the view was cool.

It took a while to fall asleep in the heat. Overall the place definitely felt like a transit stop.