The Canyon road is stony and twisty and gives magnificent views down 500m into Fish River bed (where just a glimmer of water is visible around the classic postcard shot of an Isle-of-Dogs horseshoe).
We start off at the platform where all tourist buses congregate (though, to be fair, even busy isn't busy by normal standards),
then work our way along to a further vantage point which is less well frequented
and then pick our way the length - probably 20km each way - along the canyon-rim, mainly on 4x4 roads and mostly with terrific scenes of the canyon or surrounding areas. The actual river winds southwards for about 85km along to Ai-Ais hot springs; in season - i.e. when you don't risk frying to death or being washed away in the rare event that it rains - you can hike the river bed/canyon floor over 4-5 days to Ai-Ais.
Gorgeous
via Sulphur Springs and Southern lookouts (got so excited, we resorted to selfies again!)
It's windy now for tonight's braai but it takes surprisingly well, burning fast; a silver of a moon is shining in the east as the sunset sky burns.
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