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I only used the GPS for general direction, and looking for hotels.  Then, when in town, I would go ride around random roads. 

No problem at all, glad you like it!

This is one reason why I need to be back.   :mwink: I was rushing to get back to Joburg and had to skip that part specifically because the airline wanted an arm and a leg to delay my flight home to DC.

Dogz, this is how I posted my ride report on a local Washington, DC forum.  I wanted to share it with you unedited... I think it might be interesting to you to read a report from Africa newbie point of view.  

Overall, I found the region to be pretty fun and relaxing. I want to explore more of it. Who wants to do Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya group ride? I'm serious.

This thread is dedicated to Geotraveller and to the Wild Dogz forum.  Without you guys, this trip would not have happened.

A month and 7500kmn later, I am back in Washington, DC.

One of the biggest surprises for me turned out to the be amazingly good driving everywhere.  I thought it would be chaos everywhere, but in reality everyone drives very smoothly, signals their intentions, and gives adequate room and respect to others.  I felt like such an a** if I forgot to...

One way to save on lodging in Namibia is for the headlight to break and to sleep by the side of a random road.  Motorcycle tan line This is what big African trucks look like.  About 30% longer than the US trucks. This particular truck had some problems crossing the Kalahari desert. ...

The dunes.  Riding up should not be too hard at all, but riding down would be another story and I wussed out.  These dunes are 100s of feet tall and fairly steep.  Maybe if I was riding my own bike I would chance it. Gloves make great kick stands. Riding around in the sand is pretty...

NAMIBIA Namibia is the most visually striking part of my trip.  At the same time, it is pretty touristy and overrun by Germans, making it the least interesting anthropologically, unless you really get off the beaten path. Namibia plains, getting closer to the coast.  Desolate, calm, Perfect...

Another accident scene.  As you can see, the local folks got two spectacles to stare at that day.  As a white guy on a big motorcycle, all eyes are generally on you riding through all these regions.  Lots of people wave and are generally very friendly. More street vendors at the outskirts...

Biltong is their version of jerky.  Quality varies from OK to awesome.   I bet their expense ratio is really good. Wilderbeast herd by the side of the road Typical rural area scenery.  These little straw hut villages are everywhere.  Rather picturesque.   You can see the power...

ZAMBIA Whoa... double rainbow!  Of course it didn't come out on the photo.  One of the coolest things in this part of the world are the spectacular sunsets and pink moons created by the red earth/dust. One of the many small border crossings.  This one is into Zambia.  The funny part...

This is supposed to be a smile on my face.     In the countries I've visited, you generally don't get much value for your money.  Decent standards will cost you, and even then, things are often done very sloppy.  For example, you can see in the back the door to my $150+ hotel room. ...

My Mozambican guard slept right outside my room on just a straw mat on top of concrete.  The house (on the left) is being renovated and I was the only one in the already renovated guest house pictured.  Talk about random accommodation find.  I found this place around 10pm when I got into Beira. ...

MOZAMBIQUE Has anyone seen this monkey?  At the Mozambique border post, it stole some apples out of the bag I had on my bike. Beira, Mozambique is full of these big old buildings that haven't had any maintenance since the Portuguese left.  They are interesting and charming in their own...

Plenty of cool back roads. I rarely got caught by the rain, but when I did, there was no where to hide.  You get soaked in a second.  The good thing is that these storms disappear as quickly as they appear and the scorching African sun dries you out pretty quickly. For a region with such...

ZIMBABWE Zim road Pic of the president in most hotels and all govt buildings. Electoral violence billboard One definitely senses that Zim is in a lot worse shape than its neighbors.  Street hawkers start out by trying to sell overpriced stuffs, then trying to barter it for your...

VICTORIA FALLS Twice as high as Niagara Falls and a multitude wider.  You can also get much closer.  You can see the shrubbery 'fence' in this photo and in most place there isn't even that. You can walk up as far as you desire.  You can really feel the power of the falls.  In a word...