 If you ever watch my first episode on Namibia, I stated vividly that Namibia is Africa's most underrated country. You know why I said that because Namibia is not what I expected. The untapped natural beauty, the cleanliness of the cities of Namibia, not just the cities but the towns and villages. I must confess that I traveled the entire Namibia and one of the places that really shocked me and I believe that you are also going to be shocked is the coast of Namibia. Brothers and sisters, I want to say welcome to the coast of Namibia. After having such an unforgettable desert experience here in Namibia, I simply don't understand why Africans have to go all the way to Dubai just to have such an experience of which you can enjoy it here on the continent. I mean leave a comment and let me know is it because the tourism board of Namibia is not marketing the country that much or is it because Africans don't value what they have on their own continent. But if it's the first one, then I guess Namibian tourism board should employ us and I believe that we can do a great job. Leave a comment and let me know if you are being with me. Did I convince you to visit Namibia now? No, I need to tell you to convince you that Namibia is a perfect tourist destination. Welcome to the most beautiful part of Namibia, the coast where the ocean meets the dunes. This is the Sandwich Harbor. Right here we get the Sandwich Harbor Lagoon. The water here is a mix of salt water and fresh water that seeps just at the base of the dunes here. Then you get the peninsula that goes into the sea and that's what creates the harbor. It used to be an active harbor in the 1700s discovered by the sailors back then. So they would use it to actually anchor their ships in this area. Then they also do some trades. So it was active until the early 1900s. Then the operation basically shifted to the bigger harbor of Wabi Spei. Let me tell you something, whenever you go to Namibia, you can go for a jeep safari on the desert just like what I did. And you are adventurous just like me. You can also go for quad biking. And you know one of the things that I know that I would definitely try in my next life is skydiving because for now I'm not ready. Wabi Spei Lagoon. This is classified as Ramsa site. By Ramsa site, it's an international convention that was signed by over 170 countries. That agreed to protect their wetlands. And these wetlands are protected because of the biodiversity support. In this case, the Wabi Spei Lagoon is mostly a critical biodiversity site because of the beds. Different beds that come to feed here. We get beds from all over the world that fly in and make a stop over here. So the whole idea with the Ramsa site, the different nations agree because if a bird is flying from South America and make a stop over in Namibia, it should be safe. And it can stop in another African countries because it's all Ramsa sites all over the world. So this one, the most famous bird that we get here at the Wabi Spei Lagoon is mostly the flamingo. We get two types of flamingos. We get the greater flamingo. And the other one is the lesser flamingo. The greater flamingo is more of a carnival. It is the crustaceans. And to differentiate between the two types, the greater flamingo is slightly bigger and it's big. It's light pink with a black tip at the end. Why the lesser flamingo? It's smaller, more pink on its feathers. And it's big, it's dark pink. So right now what you see here is the lesser flamingo. And I'm hoping on the other side you're going to see the lesser flamingo. These are the greater flamingo. Would you ever believe if I tell you that dust is my favorite place in the entire Namibia? I have been showing you guys the Africa that you don't see on TV. But after coming to Swakop and Wabi Spei, I believe that this really represents the Africa that you don't see on TV. To the extent that it shocked even me. I never believe that a place like this really exists on the continent, Africa. I would say kudos to all Namibians because this place is super clean, super organized. I mean walking along the coastline, seeing the ocean and also an estate made me feel like there. This is indeed heaven on earth. My name is Maya, I'm from Ghana and we are in the coast of Namibia for the first time. And I think this is the most beautiful place I've ever been in my entire genus in across Africa. But since we're here, we definitely want to know how this place was formed. I don't know even sometimes I was telling people, is it a city or a town? Because when I got to Wabi Spei, they said it's a town. I got to Swakop, they checked online, they said it's a city. So, literally I'm so confused. But if you can educate us about Swakop and Wabi Spei, I'll be so excited about that. Yeah, in brief, possibly what I can tell you is that Wabi Spei and Swakop mode, when it comes to the wedding of city, both can only be classified as towns. It's only window can be said as a city because of being a capital city. I was very fortunate to work on those documents. And I was very fortunate to be a chairperson of the reform in terms of local government in Namibia. When you look back at Swakop Mounen, Wabi Spei, both happened to be colonized by South Africa and also by extension by Germany. Because you must remember that Swakop Mounen possibly at that time, South Africans wanted to make it as a port. Because of the area of Swakop Mounen and looking at the area, Swakop Mounen could not be the port. Then they decided to extend Wabi Spei or to make Wabi Spei as a port. The name Wabi Spei was, it came from the Wales. Because Wabi Spei was inhibited quite a number by the Wales. Then we, if you look into the history of Wabi Spei, when you came to see that the people from Norway in Europe, they have the willing station in the port. Wales were killed here. It was harvested in Wabi Spei and it was later exported to the European countries. If you look quickly in the history of Wabi Spei, you will find that we have sendings like the tailors, people that came from Liberia, especially from Monrovia in Liberia. We have what we call, when we talk about Kwisab Mounen, especially those people having those surnames, have been called the Monrovians, especially referring to the capital of Liberia. We have got a number of those people. In the later 1980s there, then we have people that were stranded in the office from Cape Verde. Cape Verde, they came and stole a ways. They were also kept captive by the South Africans at that time. Wabi Spei was basically annexed through the annexation of England. As a part of England, later on we transferred to South Africa to administer as a town because of the strategic location in terms of the port. In 1978 there was a UN resolution for the free to as part of Wabi Spei becoming a part of Namibia. It did not later on succeeded. With the independence of Namibia, Wabi Spei was not transferred to Namibia at that time. It remained as one of the towns that were not transferred with the independence of Namibia. Wabi Spei was later transferred on the night of the 28th March to be officially part of Namibia on the 1st of March 1994. It means that the integration of Wabi Spei took place on the 1st of March 1994. It is where we officially were integrated as a part of Namibia. So which means that you guys became independent of 1994, not even part of the independence of the entire country? No. We only became part of Namibia in 1994. So it does not mean that moving from Wabi Spei to Swakumund at that time we need a pass, we need a visa or something like that for you to get there? Yes, because if you enter the bridge from Swakumund there was a South African area where you have to get permission to enter Wabi Spei. It was very strict because Wabi Spei had a hand on Wabi Spei. South Africa had a hand on Wabi Spei. It was very difficult for you to enter Wabi Spei at that time. Because Wabi Spei was administered from Cape Town, it has been part of South Africa at that time. Because I remember that for you to be in Wabi Spei at that time in my case I had a South African ID. My documentation was from South Africa. For somebody coming from Swakumund to Wabi Spei was not regarded as a South African because you have to have a pass. It's what we call, you need to have a pass, you must be registered. For your stay in Wabi Spei was only very limited. It's why you will find that a few people in Wabi Spei their settings were changed for you to stay here. And a number of people who used to come and work here especially they used to stay, what you call a compound. We came from the fishing industry and then you have to go back after your time has gone. You have to go back into the inland. Let me understand. So right now are you Namibian or South African? At this time we are Namibians. Yeah, but you were born in South Africa. We were classified as being born in South Africa. You must remember it was very difficult. Because when South Africa had elections in 1994 some of us participated in their elections. We voted for the ANC as a government in South Africa and we voted for the Western Cape in South Africa. Wabi Spei is a South company. Solar Seas South, they pump the water from the sea evaporation ponds or the production ponds. They are currently operating on a 6500 hectares piece of land. And they are producing about a million tons of salt per annum. Most majority part of their output is called salt. The one with the big grains. And there is a smaller section where they make a table salt that is ready for consumption. So the salt they produce is used for most industrial salt. Some like in South Africa they extract the chlorine. Some they use it in the food industry. Some is also used for de-icing the road in snowy countries. But more than 80% of what comes out here is exported. They are always driving up to the port where they have storage. The ships that ship it out of the country. In the next one, I am Maya. Peace out.