Orange River

Hello All,

I had an opportunity visit with Mariel today! Yeah! She says they are at the Orange River and are doing their language mid-term today and will be doing their history mid-term on the river. She says that Swakopmund was wonderful and she wants to spend more time there before college. The group spent the night near Dune 45, got up at 4:00 am and hiked to the top of the dune to watch the sunrise. Mariel said it took her breath away and that after that she is convinced that Africa is the most beautiful place in the world. She says the dunes go right down to the sea in places with no beach. They were at the Fish River Canyon yesterday and got to walk around there. She was able to explain the way the Canyon was formed by two plates of the earth moving and then the center piece sinking down in the middle then the river washed through. The river comes through about every five years with great force. They have been camping and working on their school work. Her new totem is the Eland. She says she thinks the girls are all doing well. They are looking forward to Cape Town and talking about how that will be the 1/2 way point and how it will go very fast after that. She feels she has learned a lot about herself, life, women, and friendship. I hope you are all doing well. Cheers, Kim