This is the classical view of the Fish River Canyon - reputed to be one of the largest canyons in the world. There is a 5 day hike that follows the river right through the canyon. Bookings are required upto a year in advance though, so we didn't get to do that one.

A great attraction at the Fish River Canyon is to watch the sunset over the canyon. We had to flog Nyathi to get there just in time (the sun sets at 5:00pm and we had only just discovered that Namibian time is one hour behind South African time), but found that the full moon rising opposite to the sun setting was more of an attraction. This picture is of Rob standing on Nyathi, taking a picture of the full moon.

This is a shot of a quiver tree silhouetted against the sunrise. Quiver trees are so named because the San people used the hollowed out trunks for quivers. Quiver trees are endemic to Namibia and this particular tree is part of a quiver tree forest that is a Namibian National Monument.

We were very lucky to spot a Gemsbok (Onyx) on the way to Sossusvlei in the Namib section of the Namib Naukluft National Park. The Gemsbok is in the foreground of the shot. The dunes in the background are the feature of this section of the National Park. The Gemsbok are desert animals that do not require water. They gain moisture from dew and melons. Below is a closeup shot of two Onyx. They are striking looking animals.

Is is an attempted artistic shot of the crest of one of the dunes. This shot was taken from the top of one of the taller dunes around Sossusvlei. Walking to the top of the dune to get this shot was no small effort.

This is an unposed picture of Scott contemplating the the desert with the Sossusvlei dunes in the background.

This shot is of a tree trunk on the side of Dune 45, at sunrise. Dune 45 is on the way to Sossusvlei and is reputedly the most photographed dune in the area. We had to rise-and-shine at 5am and drive for about an hour to get to Dune 45 in time for sunrise. The early morning was well worth it. Below is a shot of the start of Dune 45.

This is a silhouette of Mom and Sunara watching the sunset at Krisess-se-Rus which is a basic campsite in the North of the Namib section of the Namib Naukluft park. The wind had been blowing a fair bit so there was a dust haze in the sky. This made for a magnificent sunset.

The clearing of the early morning fog in the Brandberg. Because of the cold ocean current (the Benguela) that runs South-North along the Namibian coast there is frequent fog inland of the coast. This fog provides the sole source of moisture to many plants, insects and animals in some parts of Namibia.

An affectionate little group of Zebra in Etosha. Etosha has a huge abundance of these fat looking little animals.

A typical African sunset at the Halali waterhole in Etosha. The elephant in the foreground played up to the horde of tourists watching the waterhole, beautifully. Just before walking off into the bush it flapped its ears at the tourists, raised its trunk and let out an impressive trumpet. Showoff!

Sunrise on the shore of Lake Malawi. The rain season is still a long way off but that doesn't stop the occasional cloud from passing by.

This is a very typically African scene. This shot was taken in Malawi in a small village on the way to Mount Mulanje.

A fishing dhow returning from the days work off Isla de Mozambique in Mozambique.

Sunset off Isla de Mozambique. The night fishermen have already left for the evening, leaving these fishing boats at anchor.