Today we headed to Fish River canyon, the second largest canyon in the world here we would not only see spectacular views but unique desert flora and fauna.

The trip to the canyon took about 30 minutes from where we stayed and was very bumpy on approach to the canyon. on arrival our guide said that there were two main viewpoints that look over the canyon, both could be accessed by a short walk. we immediately set off towards the closest observation point and boy was the view amazing even after seeing the Grand Canyon last year this canyon was just as impressive and unique in its own way, unlike the Grand Canyon which was covered in lush green vegetation with the Colorado river flowing quickly at its base. Fish river canyon was covered in desert flora of all variations, Fish river was reduced to several small pools along the stretch of the canyon the transformation here from the wet to dry season is drastic.

on leaving the observation area I collected a few granite samples and other metamorphic rocks whilst photographing various types of desert flora. Obviously stopping to admire the beautiful vista of the canyon. by the time I reached the other observation area the whole left inner side of the canyon was illuminated by the sun allowing for some impressive panoramic and landscape shots.

a short walk from the observation point was a small lower ledge which I easily traversed too as there were no guard rails, this ledge gave me a great prospective of height and a fantastic view of the canyon basin.

Several minutes past while I admired the view and we began to head back towards the van, as we neared the van I suddenly stopped as a lizard darted in front of me and settled on a rock I began taking photos of it so I could identify it later. To me it looked like the combination of a bearded Dragon and a gecko.

The next stop on our drive before reaching Aus was the Roadhouse a hotel diner where the owner had collected old cars abandoned around Namibia. all the ones outside you could easily get in and sit in it was fantastic. on the inside the diner was filled will old car parts and motor vehicle signs and alike.

On leaving the roadhouse we took a short cut to reach Aus. Yeah short cut more like rip your tire off cut.

Our driver had been informed by another that this road was good and could be used to reach Aus quicker, this was not the case in several places the road was washed away by the years rains and the rest was so bumpy it could shake the fillings from your teeth. This shortcut turned into a long cut.

The short cut finally ended and we hit tarmac roads and after around an hour arrived in Aus.