the orange river

the one and only remaining mudflap (removed) ----- welcoming words at the border



starting off, with felix unite in the background --------------- campsite #2 with some touch rugby for warmth



day two of canoing, in the rain










campsite #3



the group of us --------------------------------------- Jon owning the biggest rapid of the day



pump it! pump it!



campsite #4




boredom on the looong stretch back in over-sized shoes----a friendly multi-coloured beast friend


imagine floating down the orange river, the divide between south africa and namibia, for four days? i did and did it and it was fantastic. we drove up on the saturday morning, taking a little longer than expected, and being almost the last to arrive. we met the rest of the group - approximately 35 other mba students (including partners) - putting up their tents, having boozers, trying to get inside information from the guides.
out of the four days on the river, only one day was miserable...which is ok. not ideal but ok. many boats had
old brown sherry on hand (literally) so warming up wasn't too much of an issue.
this trip with felix unite was a great introduction to namibia and for the rest of the journey that awaited us.

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