Take off your watch

Where on earth has the last two months gone? Days are whizzing past like windsurfers and already I feel I have been here forever. England seems impossibly far away but in some ways this windy corner of the Namib reminds me of home. The open spaces, unpredictable weather and friendly faces. However despite certain similarities, there’s no way around it, life here is a million metaphorical and (almost!) physical miles from the life I left behind. The green green fields, muddy Wellies and chilly rains have been replaced with Buchter bustle, sandy pavements warmth and wind.

Extraordinary is a word which to me encapsulates Luderitz. The wind is Extraordinary. The vastness of the desert is Extraordinary, and the colours here of sand and sea, truly are Extraordinary.

          The biggest difference however lies not in the weather or physical surroundings, but in the people, their sense of time, the absence of rush, the gentle rhythm of life here is entirely different to England’s crescendo of staccato. A ticking clock, a beating drum. Every society has its beat. After 2 months here I am becoming accustomed Luderitz's laid back tempo. Every couple of minutes simply stop. Soak in your surroundings for a moment, blink the sand out of your eyes and let the wind blow the cobwebs away. 

As the days slide past, the pulse of Luderitz life is drumming me further and further under its spell with it's extraordinary magic. Take off your watch - you won't be needing it here, and let me turn back the clock over the past two months to fill you in on life as a Luderitz Buchter Girl.