just getting a few provisions at the kalahari
mall we're going to cross into namibia this morning at nakop
so we've just finished our order formalities in namibia they could perhaps be a little bit more
helpful but fairly painless now we're going that way into namibia let the journey begin
first stop was ais ais resort which is the ending point for fish river canyon hikes we didn't book
just pitched up and the most reasonably priced accommodation was this chalet and it is massive
even for a house it would be large but really comfortable we were only going
to stay one night but decided to stay too instead
you guys just told me that the flood here earlier this year the water was above these numbers so
that's above my head height and the river's down there
so this whole area was head height on the water ais ais means burning water in the
local nama language and legend has a the sulfurous thermal hot spring were
discovered by a nama herdsmen looking for his lost sheep there are indoor pools but i
much prefer the outdoor one it's a really really comfortable temperature this is a natural spring
you can actually feel the warmth
it is really hot
there's a desert uber
so this is hobas entrance to the viewpoint for the
fish river canyon there's also a campsite you've got to pay 250 rands and there's a little shop
look at your basics morning we're going that way to the canyon viewpoint
this is the main viewpoint
the fish river canyon comes second only to the grand canyon in terms of size and awesomeness
start of the fish river canyon hiking trail canyon is 160 kilometers long 27 kilometers wide
and up to 550 meters deep you can do a five-day hiking trail through the canyon that ends at ais ais