Fantastic report Martin

Huge respect to you Bertie for hanging in as long as you did, sitting the hole way, especially in that fesh fesh!
A couple of questions:
On crossing the borders did you register and pay import permits etc on the bikes (on the back of your pickup) as well?
What struck me about your report is all the control that seems to be coming in on these very remote routes - that its impossible to ride west of the C43 etc. Is there anyone actually controlling this or were you simply respecting the signs? It seems like no-one is there to do the controlling. Who are the people who manage the Palmwag conservacy for example?
A couple more comments:
I recon you missed the elephants probably by mere meters. Probably just off the track up on the shoulder out of sight... Maybe the lions as well. One lives in hope but regrettably man has a history of expansion and with it destruction, fences etc.
Speaking of which I heard a rumour that the Dakar was considering running in 2020 in Namibia, Angola and perhaps South Africa. If that was the case, can you imagine the tracks left behind by 180 racing vehicles? Fesh fesh would become a major major issue and a lot of this landscape would be shredded. Something that does not sit well with me, even as a crazy Dakar fan.
That Robbies pass looks like quite a challenge. Once again, very well done.