Fish River Canyon

Over roughly the last 4 days and 5 nights, we finally got to go backpacking in the Fish River Canyon.  (The second largest canyon in the world after the Grand Canyon.)  After descending, you reach an 86-km trail (before factoring in the shortcuts) that follows the riverbed.  And I have to say that I was quite pleased to have escaped this hike with few blisters and zero painkillers- unlike last year's Naukluft hike!

Here is a view outside the canyon:

And here are some more shots during our hike inside the canyon.  It's pretty cool because you start forgetting you're actually in a canyon in the first place.

Wildlife we saw included wild horses, baboons, and this snake that we can't quite identify.  Maybe an adder of some kind?  It has horns!

Especially since this was our last Peace Corps holiday, it was nice to spend the time with a bunch of fellow volunteers.  Telling teaching stories.  Trying to figure out the remaining mysteries of Namibian culture.  Playing Truth-or-Dare around the campfire.  (Kevin's Dare had to be the best and most hilarious, the details of which I will not post publicly, leaving them in the hands of your imagination!  Why he chose Dare in the first place, I do not know!)

And now it's just about back to school for us!