[SWAKOPMUND, Namibia]
This is the 7th day of a 21 day organised overland tour from Cape Town to Vic Falls. We have travelled lots of kilometres so far, getting up very early (sometimes as early as 5am) and then driving off as the sun rises. I will mention briefly my favourite highlights-

* Orange River which borders the Namibia and South African border- for hours driving through Sth Africa the landscape was dry, dusty with endless rocky hills, sometimes so barren the moon will be a more prettier place, if only because it had a view of the water on the earth. Next to the river is a green strip of vegetation following the course, a welcome relief in the landscape. Spent a day cannoing on the river, keeping cool as the sun was blasting down at 42 degrees.

* Fisher Canyon, Namibia- the second largest canyon in the world, watched an awesome sun set behind the mountains as the colours filtered into the canyon.

* Antelope, Namibia- one night in the middle of nowhere and near the canyon, a small group and myself decided to sleep outside next to the swimming pool which was the only green grass for miles. At 3am 2 daring antelopes walked in and started grazing the grass, and because we were laying in our sleeping bags, I watched the large beast come as close as 3m to eat grass!

* Dune 45, Namibia-. I have heard how beautiful a desert and the sand dunes can be....but seeing is believing. We watched the sun rise on a dune called '45', which is the highest static dune in Africa.

So far I have seen the following wild animals- dasey, springbok, ostrich, antelope and a eagle owl. I hope to see the big five soon, stay tuned.. ;-)

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