So after extensive travelling in the North we stopped back at the house for day before we headed out on our various spring breaks. Some of us went to Victoria Falls, others stayed up north and 12 of us ( 2 groups of 6) went to the Southern border of Namibia to canoe down the Orange river for a few days. Our group got there 2 days before we left and chilled at the base camp. It was beautiful and grassy there and we spent our days relaxing and grilling veggies at night. It was really good to just chill out after running around for 2 weeks. The other group arrived the day before we were supposed to leave. The other members of our entire canoe group consisted of 4 older South Africans in their 60's, a girl named Leo (19), from Denmark who lived has lived in Namibia sin she was 2, and a British couple now living in Cape Town with their two boys James(11) and John(9).
The trip was great. And the food was out of this world. The guides were very accomodating for anything that was needed. The first day was mainly canoeing with some stops for bathrooms and lunch. The first night we found a sandy bank on the river to rest. We didnt need tents and we were able to sleep under the stars which was absolutely incredible. Some people were a bit unsettled the first night because before going to bed we found 3 scorpions near the camp. Our guide caught one and put it in a bucket. He also caught this crazy huge spider and put in the bucket to fight the scorpion. Needless to say the scorpion won without too much of a fight.
The next day was more canoeing with a midday hike up mountain to collect a certain type of rock that makes "bushmen fireworks". At camp that night we put the rocks on the coals of the fire and let them heat up. They then pop showering the fire area with beautiful blue rock pieces that does literally look like a mini firework. It was really cool.
The third day was more of the same. We rafted the boats together and took a long dip in the river which was a lot of fun. On the last and biggest rapid that we faced Ky and I capsized our boat for the first and only time. It was totally worth it. The rapid was huge and we had a blast taking a dunk. Then we camped for our last night. The next morning we canoed to our pick up spot and headed back to base camp where we had lunch one last time as group before we headed our different ways. After that it was an 8 hour kombi (van) ride back to Windhoek where we got home and collapsed. It was a fantastic spring break and im sorry I dont have an pictures but im sure some will show up on facebook soon.
Thats about all for now. The blog is officially updated. We are heard back down to the South this Thursday and after that we start gearing up for finishing the semester. Its amazing how fast things have been going. Thanks for reading and there's more to come soon. Peace.
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