Recent content by meteldog

Hi, has anyone been into Namibia recently? My last visit was December 2019. Any new requirements they have at the border. Still have those irritating entry forms to fill out. They never have needed proof of insurance on bikes and cars, has anything changed? Thanks, going in there with 18 bikes...

Thanks for all the info, looks like the road is clear now. I'm taking a tour in there on 28 October

Since the recent floods in late September can anybody give me some feedback on the condition of these roads

Super pics and story, keep it coming

Thanks Shaun and Dewald for doing all the organising and Debbie and Eugene for hosting such a lekker event, it was lekker. Till next year :cool:

Has anyone ridden this pass very recently? I'm getting conflicting replies on Facebook. Some say its closed others say its open. Thanks

Last day, time to head for the airport. All good and clean and fresh and got the T-Shirts :cool: We had a bit of bad luck with the weather, as we basically had all of Nepal's October rainfall in 3 days while we were there, but it was not cold, the temp gauge on my bike told me it was 25 degrees...

The support crew we had were incredible. Before we left Kathmandu Kumar told me not to worry because there were so many of them. Surya (on the left was a real character) who cooked and carried for us is actually a trekking guide and I think he had nothing to do so Kumar put him on the tour and...

I was so impressed with the Royal Enfield Himalayan. Only a 411cc, but when you look at the engine its so big it looks like a 750. Enough power and speed to get past big busses that looked like Xmas trees and up some seriously steep muddy slopes. Built tough to handle sub continent road...

So finally back in Kathmandu on the second last day. We had to battle through one of the worst traffic jams up a mountain pass I have ever been in for about 2+ hours getting back into Kathmandu. Once we got to our hotel we were exhausted, but riding over, so nothing like a good couple of cold beers

Our guide Sujan was really a good guide. Followed most of the rules that I do with adventure guiding. If there is risk and another alternative, then take the other alternative, you not riding with buddies, but a paying group that expect you to take care of their safety. We heard that the...

Next day we went all the way down the mountain again, had to cross the same rivers and went onto spend the night in a traditional Nepalese village called Riepe. Once again all they way up the mountain on steep slippery muddy roads. We got a warm welcome from the villagers there and checked into...

Thanks, still a bit more come. We also found the Nepalise people to be friendly and very respectful. We never saw much wealth but also no real poverty. As mentioned before, none of us at any time felt insecure

Next morning, sadly no good news, the landslides had not been cleared. Sujan our guide said not to worry, there lots of other good places he could take us to. After a call to the office in Kathmandu, Kumar managed to get a permit to get us into the Annapurna conservation area. We left Pokhara...

After a tour of the temples we departed to Pokhara, 196kms away. The after the first 40kms we got onto a very twisty mountain pass that would continue all the way to Pokraha, breathtaking scenery with lots of waterfalls. We all agreed that we have never ridden so many twisties in a day before...