Author Topic: NAMIBIA (AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE) - ON THE ROAD AGAIN (MAPS NOW ATTACHED) (Read 25363 times)

Vis Arend · « **Reply #120 on:** May 08, 2011, 05:40:53 pm »

Quote from: DirtCopper on May 08, 2011, 04:49:12 pm

Uitstekend

Hoe vergelyk die TKC met die Heidenau?

Baie beter grip met die TKC, op nat teer en grondpad, lyk egter nie asof ek baie kilo's uit die TKC's gaan kry nie.

Vis Arend · « **Reply #121 on:** May 08, 2011, 05:43:15 pm »

Quote from: Vaalseun on May 08, 2011, 05:35:39 pm

Baie mooi RR met goeie fotos. Dit bly maar 'n voorreg om so 'n trip te doen saam met jou beste maat.

Dankie.
So bek kort jam. Ek sou dit nie ander wou he nie.

ThysBasson · « **Reply #122 on:** May 08, 2011, 06:44:55 pm »

Ai, dis darm maar mooi wereld daai. Daai sand paaitjies lyk te lekker.

Vis Arend · « **Reply #123 on:** May 08, 2011, 06:50:34 pm »

Quote from: ThysBasson on May 08, 2011, 06:44:55 pm

Ai, dis darm maar mooi wereld daai. Daai sand paaitjies lyk te lekker.

Ja, daai sand paaitjies was lekker, lekker los vertel ek jou. Maar dit is mos deel van die opleiding, of hoe.

ThysBasson · « **Reply #124 on:** May 08, 2011, 06:53:19 pm »

Jislaaik, julle 2 geniet dit seker baie.
Julle report is een van die bestes wat en nog gesien het, wys jou nou net wat foto's kan doen.
Oetie is reg, jy score as jy 'n pilion het wat kan foto's neem, en kan sy neem.
Baie dankie, ek nie wag vir die volgendes nie.

Bring It On · « **Reply #125 on:** May 08, 2011, 07:00:07 pm »

Subscribed 4 sure

Vis Arend · « **Reply #126 on:** May 08, 2011, 08:49:29 pm »

DAY 20 - ROOI DRAAI TO WARMBAD (KOUEBAD)

Our final stop for the day would be Warmbad. We had to negotiate the 2 spoor on the D503 back to the main road (C15), from there to Koes, then to Aroab, Karasburg and then on to Warmbad.

A cold front was in Cape Town and you could feel it in the Kalahari. The wind was pumping cold air early morning. We had our “boeretroos” (coffee) and we were on the road again.

The D503 back to the main road

The main road C15

This is our route travelled so far

On the road to Koes, it was cold but the road surface were very good with the odd sandy spots.

We will return

The road to Koes is over the dunes, it looks like a roller coaster. It’s great fun to ride if you have a strong stomach. It did’nt help me who had a late night and a babbies.

You can stop here for coffee at Koes

On route to Aroab

Kiriis Pan

She’s 9

At Aroab we filled up with Super, no Unleaded, had a warm cup of coffee and a toasted sami.

On the road to Karasburg

Witkruis arend sitting in the quiver tree

These Zebras called us over for a chat

The roads were flat and we covered great milage

Another koringkriek, my wife still hate them

We stopped at Karasburg and stocked up with supplies and tackled the last 60km to Warmbad. Nothing really to see there. This was our 1st visit to Warmbad and I suppose our last. We booked a self catering unit which had no warm water, no cooking facilities and no cutlery or plates. At least we had a roof over our heads and we could braai.

Kalahari lamb chops from our friends and spar boerewors

goingnowherequickly · « **Reply #127 on:** May 08, 2011, 09:09:04 pm »

WOW !! what a great report... just read it from the start... Definately on my bucket list
Well done with the big loaded tourer 2 up on that sand & water crossings...
Lovely photies...
Im very keen to head up that way soon..
Fanks

®©errie · « **Reply #128 on:** May 08, 2011, 09:21:25 pm »

Kannie wag om eendag daai roete te doen nie!!!

Skipskop · « **Reply #129 on:** May 08, 2011, 09:54:34 pm »

Thanks for the moeite writing up such a nice R/R.Very nice trip and good pics,this is a trip of a lifetime.
Was the middelmannetjie on the tweespoor red sand hard ,looks like a killer sand road that.
Another question,what tire pressure did u run the Heidies on?,looks like you just had bad luck with yours.

Bring It On · « **Reply #130 on:** May 08, 2011, 10:28:10 pm »

Vis Arend,... thanks you so much for a truly fantastic RR!!!!

The photos are amaizing & all your comments have kept me glued to the seat in front of the PC for the past few hours. I really can't wait to get home tomorrow afternoon after work,... to check if there is another new "riverting" continuation of your really Gr8 RR.

Looks like you guys have been having a wonderful time

Travel safe,... & keep it coming.

spoedvark · « **Reply #131 on:** May 08, 2011, 11:43:41 pm »

just finished reading entire RR! awesome!! and i thought hogsback was good??!! looking forward to tomorrows episode!!!

Vis Arend · « **Reply #132 on:** May 09, 2011, 05:44:39 am »

Thanks to all, appreciated.

Quote from: Skipskop on May 08, 2011, 09:54:34 pm

Was the middelmannetjie on the tweespoor red sand hard ,looks like a killer sand road that.
Another question,what tire pressure did u run the Heidies on?,looks like you just had bad luck with yours.

Hard at places, soft at others to very soft. The dune sections is a killer. I drove on the middelmannetjie becaise there were more space to manouvre.
On tar the Heidies were 2.2b and on gravel I went down to 1.6 rear and 1.4 front. Bad luck is my second name.

BlueBull2007 · « **Reply #133 on:** May 09, 2011, 07:52:45 am »

Huge respect to you doing all that with a pillion. Huge respect for your pillion too!!

Ama ride ride · « **Reply #134 on:** May 09, 2011, 09:02:06 am »

Baie dankie vir die entertainment.

Diesel & Dust · « **Reply #135 on:** May 09, 2011, 09:17:43 am »

Like die pillion se photies

Groot respekte om daai sand paaie met n pillion te ry

En o ja, na jou report het ek my vrou omgepraat gekry dat ons biejie Namibia toe gaan

DRAZIL · « **Reply #136 on:** May 09, 2011, 09:20:28 am »

A spectacular RR and testament for man,woman and Yami.

If anybody (like myself) had doubts about the durability of the ST1200 this report will put all at ease and instill a lot of confidence.I was wary of the new ST as there is very little RRs with them,this changes a lot of my suspicions.

I find the bridge piece on the new heides is troubling to me also in the loose stuff,cornering is fine but straight up a bit loose,the new heide tyre for the KTMs has a small cut out which helps a bit in the slippery stuff.

Thanks for an awesome report and hats off to Mrs vis arend

Old fart · « **Reply #137 on:** May 09, 2011, 10:42:04 am »

Another excellent report. Cant wait for the rest. Geniet dit julle 3.

Soundboi · « **Reply #138 on:** May 09, 2011, 11:06:47 am »

MORE I NEED MY FIX

Mzee · « **Reply #139 on:** May 09, 2011, 12:44:31 pm »

You are a true explorer