http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Eppyboy strap in and get ready for the ride of your life, as I sit in far away places writing it all, you will be living it from home Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:16:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today we got up extremely early yet again.  This was the earliest morning yet.  5am.  We had to get up so early because we were going to hike up Dune 45 about 45 kilometers away in the Namib desert.  I didn't know what to expect but about 15 minutes before ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Eppyboy/july-13th-2008-namibia.html Today it was a real long drive.  The drive would take us over 10 hours and was approximately 600 kilometers from Fish River Canyon to Sesriem.  I got to sit in the front, which is the best place to sit on the bus and the most fun.  We broke out ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Eppyboy/july-12th-2008-fish-river-canyon-to-sesriem-namibia.html Today was first started our day with a nice canoe trip down the orange river.  We had to hop on the back of a truck like cattle and were driven 8 kilometers away to the drop off site.  The river looked really calm so this would require a lot of ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Eppyboy/july-11th-2008-orange-river-to-fish-river-canyon.html I got officially was up at 4am but got out of the tent around 545am to get some food and wake up.  I gathered up my limited belongings and headed inside. Because everyone was showering and stuff I was relegated to urinate outside, which I had plenty of practice doing ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Eppyboy/july-10th-2008-cederberg-mountains-to-near-border-between-sa-and-namibia.html Today I woke up nice and early as it was time to get to the departure point for my tour the second time around.  I got up at 7am and most of my stuff was already packed.  I was in room two with all my friends who I had made ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Eppyboy/july-9th-2008-cape-town-south-africa.html Today is officially my last full day in Cape Town, South Africa.  The night before I had to switch rooms since a large group of Americans were coming to invade on our peaceful hostel.  Sophia and I moved in to room 2 which is normally a double private room made ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Eppyboy/july-8th-2008-cape-town-south-africa.html Today I had to wake up early yet again for a tour.  I decided to do a Township tour which is basically a tour around the poorer and segregated areas of Cape Town.  The tour picked us up at half past eight in the morning and Rusty, Helen and I ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Eppyboy/july-7th-2008.html I woke up today after only a few hours sleep, gathered the rest of my stuff I hadn't packed up the day before and went downstairs and talked to this guy who worked at the hostel.  He got me a taxi to downtown and at around 747am I was on ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Eppyboy/july-6th-2008-cape-town-south-africa.html Today was my last full day in Cape town. My stay would be short and sweet, and I wish I had more time, better weather and more nights to experience the great night life that Cape Town has to offer. Anyway I got up to my wrist watch ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Eppyboy/july-5th-cape-town-south-africa.html I woke up bright and early at 815am because I really had to go to the bathroom and I had to find out when my tour to the famous Robben Island was.  Since I couldn't find any of my important papers I had to wake up and call them.  After ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Eppyboy/july-4th-cape-town-south-africa.html