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NAMIBIA ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Who will be going - My wife and I
Mode of transport - Yamaha Super Tenere
Destination - Namibia, as far north as possible, Epupa falls will be the ultimate.
Duration of trip - 21 days, planned to leave on 9 April and have to be back on the 30th of April
Before I start, Im writing this ride report in English, so please bear with my grammar and language. Spelling will be corrected where possible.
Where do one start, well lets start at home. We were planning a Namibian trip for May/June 2011. Due to work commitments, my leave was brought forward to April. So the Namibia trip were sooner on, so less planning could be done and all of a sudden everything happened in fast forward mode.
Our initial plan (30 days) was to do the western side of Namibia all the way up to Epupa falls and then down the eastern side, through to the Kalahari. Because of the fewer days at our disposal, we decided to see how far we could get and we had no real plan on where to be or to sleep on a specific day.
Luck was on our side as we could leave on the 8th of April instead of the 9th. We wanted to get to Namibia as soon as possible, so my RR will be concentrated more towards the Namibian side.
Most of the photos in this report were taken in ride by my wife. Some pictures were taken backwards.
So lets see how far we got.
Day 1 King Williams Town to Jeffreys Bay Visit parents.
This needed to be packed
Packed
Starting kilometres
Ready as can be
Namibia map
Still clean and shinny
Even the boots
Getting the feeling
Do we know what is lying ahead?
Yipee, first gravel for the trip (picture taken backwards).
Karl Landman monument.
See the difference in travel modes. Ox wagons vs motor bikes. How privileged we are.
Our trip started muddy
First almost oopsie
Barkley bridge between Addo and Sundays river
The famous (for the wrong reasons) Van Stadens bridge
Gamtoos bridge
This is where we slept the 1st night, my parents house, had lekka pork belly, roast potatoes and veggies.
Who will be going - My wife and I
Mode of transport - Yamaha Super Tenere
Destination - Namibia, as far north as possible, Epupa falls will be the ultimate.
Duration of trip - 21 days, planned to leave on 9 April and have to be back on the 30th of April
Before I start, Im writing this ride report in English, so please bear with my grammar and language. Spelling will be corrected where possible.
Where do one start, well lets start at home. We were planning a Namibian trip for May/June 2011. Due to work commitments, my leave was brought forward to April. So the Namibia trip were sooner on, so less planning could be done and all of a sudden everything happened in fast forward mode.
Our initial plan (30 days) was to do the western side of Namibia all the way up to Epupa falls and then down the eastern side, through to the Kalahari. Because of the fewer days at our disposal, we decided to see how far we could get and we had no real plan on where to be or to sleep on a specific day.
Luck was on our side as we could leave on the 8th of April instead of the 9th. We wanted to get to Namibia as soon as possible, so my RR will be concentrated more towards the Namibian side.
Most of the photos in this report were taken in ride by my wife. Some pictures were taken backwards.
So lets see how far we got.
Day 1 King Williams Town to Jeffreys Bay Visit parents.
This needed to be packed
Packed
Starting kilometres
Ready as can be
Namibia map
Still clean and shinny
Even the boots
Getting the feeling
Do we know what is lying ahead?
Yipee, first gravel for the trip (picture taken backwards).
Karl Landman monument.
See the difference in travel modes. Ox wagons vs motor bikes. How privileged we are.
Our trip started muddy
First almost oopsie
Barkley bridge between Addo and Sundays river
The famous (for the wrong reasons) Van Stadens bridge
Gamtoos bridge
This is where we slept the 1st night, my parents house, had lekka pork belly, roast potatoes and veggies.