World Image Magazine Issue 31 April 2016 | Page 34
The River has pools of water in its middle reaches
even in the dry months, this fact was known to early
stone age people and there are sites of old
habitations dating back 50 000 years.
The journey to the Canyon and the Ai-Ais camp
revealed interesting trees and rock formations.
The Quiver Tree.
The Namib Desert from about 850 feet in the air.
The Quiver tree [Aloe dichotoma] is also known as
the Kokerboom.The San people hollow out the
tubular branches to form quivers for their arrows.
The Quiver Tree Forest in Southern Namibia is a
tourist attraction. There are many species of
interesting trees and very unusual rock formations.
More of the beautiful and endless desert.
The next leg of the journey was to head for the Fish
River Canyon and accommodation at Ai-Ais Tourist
Camp. This is very comfortable with air conditioned
en-suite rooms, a good restaurant, shop and
swimming pool.
The Fish River Canyon is in the Southern part of
Namibia, the Fish River runs through the Canyon
which reaches depths of 550 metres. The Canyon is
the second largest in the World after the Grand
Canyon of Arizona.
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Very unusual rock formations.
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