*~ Namibia - Part 8 (final) - Amanzi Noordoewer to PAARL~*

The following morning, we headed to the camp reception to collect our gear for our row down the Orange river. It was our last day in Namibia and we were going to make the most of every moment! We met a couple of other South Africans who joined us with our row down the river... It was incredible. There wasn't a breath of wind and it was a perfect summers day... We had such a good time, chatting and laughing in our canoes :)

The view from our tent early in the morning...

Once we returned to our campsite, we made lunch and Kylan and I headed up the river to take a swim down. The current was strong enough to pull us all the way down where we got out by our campsite. We all went and had a shower to freshen up. We had packed most of our things in, as us four were planning to sleep on only our mattresses and sleeping bags under the stars for our last evening. But all of a sudden, we saw a mist in the far distance which looked like rain... But, it wasn't. The wind began to blow at an incredible pace and before we knew it, we were in the middle of a sand storm. It is the worst weather I've ever experienced. there was sand everywhere, we could hardly stand up straight and all of a sudden we heard a bang. As it calmed down a bit, we wiped the sand particles and dust from our eyes, ears and mouths and saw a thick branch of a tree had broken and fallen onto another campers' bakkie. Luckily the damage wasn't too hectic, but it still left bad marks... That was the quickest pack-up session we had endured that holiday. Our plan to leave in the morning fell away and before we knew it, we were making our way to the South African border... Just like that, our holiday came to an unexpected end... It was still amazing though...

Our campsite.

Kylan rushing to get all the gear packed and ready to go...

The sand particles from the sand storm.

I had the most incredible time and had an even better time than I had expected... Namibia is a true gem and I'd love to revisit it and tour the rest of the country one day. My amazing holiday was also due to the people I went with and without them I wouldn't have had the opportunity to go. We had lots of fun!! I formed a new kind of appreciation for nature and Namibia as a country with all its beauties and upsets. I would urge any and everyone to experience it in their lifetime, you don't know what you are missing! ;)