Search results

Day 5: Epupa Falls to Van Zyl's Camp (145 km) Video of day 5: https://www.youtube.com/v/8MBw9aJPD58 Today’s route distance was the shortest yet of the trip (but not the shortest overall). When applying the law of shorter distance = more technical, it was an indication that today the fun...

Sorry all. You will have to bear with me here. Lance and I have recently tried to set aside an hour on week-night evenings to work on this. Weekend is bike time though. >:D So it is progressing slowly, but it is progressing at least.

I'd love to go on a trip like this again. If you got tired from day 4's photos, wait until day 5. That's when the fun started! And when you started your collection of bruises.  :o

It's a good thing the crocodiles weren't hungry on that day!  :o Sand can indeed be conquered, but a small bike helps a lot with the conquering.  ;) I'm not sure what you mean about the Wild Coast adventure ride? I haven't been there on an adventure bike (on my to-do list), but a bunch of us...

Day 4 continued Back on dry land, Lance was certain that we were meant to take a more obscure path. Duncan objected when he saw the reeds. It meant one of two things: boggy conditions or elephants! Oubones and Duncan decided to keep to the ‘main road’. Pete and I continued to follow Lance...

Day 4: Opuwo to Epupa Falls (229 km) Video of day 4: https://www.youtube.com/v/lwWA5_RoCZM Another fantastic day of biking dawns: Revealing some creatures of the night: Sammy prepping breakfast: Jannie, Abel, Pete, Hennie R and Craig enjoying a breakfast of French toast and sausage...

We were very well looked after by Hardy and his team. I'd highly-recommend this tour to anyone who wants to do Kaokoland. All that we needed to do was eat, sleep and ride! No worries about carrying a mountain of stuff and spare fuel or making meals. The area is mind-blowingly beautiful. As...

My apologies for the silence. Life has been a bit mad. We recently moved house and things just semi-settled before we started packing for the next trip! I struggled to take leave last year, which is why I applied for two big batches this year. Batch one was the Namibia trip. Tomorrow we head to...

Your RR is what inspired us to sign up! I have you to thank for teaching me how to ride my pink bike! Our Sunday adventures taught me that some scary-looking obstacles are actually do-able. I've been on a few organised tours and the medical knowledge / back-up is crucial. I've seen another...

Day 3: Palmwag to Opuwo (242 km) Video of day 3: https://www.youtube.com/v/7DepewnAJNo A weird role-reversal took place on this trip. I was almost always up before Lance, a usual morning person. Lance’s morning ablutions included relocating a colony of ants that had undertaken a land grab...

Ja baas! Ek gooi!

Dankie Oubones. Dis nou reggestel. Ek volg jou RR lekker en het gedink ek moet daai fout in myne regmaak, maar toe heeltemal vergeet! Ek's eintlik spyt ons het net die 10 druppels gehad. Dit sou nogal 'n belewenis gewees het om so nat te reën in Namibië!

I got it from Kingtek (who is now based in Durban, last time I checked), who sourced it from who-knows-where. Part numbers (the light and bracket were seperate): EMGO 62-21650 - LED Universal rear taillight unit - Red / Clear EMGO 62-21570 - Universal rear number plate bracket - Silver The two...

Day 2: Spitzkoppe to Palmwag (335 km) Video of day 2: https://www.youtube.com/v/AEvCWBhxJLM Morning in Spitzkoppe: Diesel had his own designated matrass: After a last loo-break at the restaurant / bar area at the campsite exit, we headed off on the longest riding day of the trip. The...

Day 1: Usakos to Spitzkoppe (89 km) Video of day 1: https://www.youtube.com/v/mNo-GtsiV-8 The morning started with a game of musical cars, bikes and people. Somehow most of the people ended up in a hired minibus, with the cars and trailers piloted by allotted members of the Specialised crew...

The motivation Ever since I “downgraded” to a smaller bike (from a F650GS to a Honda CRF250L Rally), I’ve been eyeballing the more extreme routes and tours to be found on this forum. Maybe I was ready? Lance seemed to have faith, so we signed up for the April 2019 Specialised Adventures...

Thanks for a great ride Crossed-up! I hope the hand heals soon. The arm is no particular worry, because - although technicolour - it shouldn't affect your riding  ;) I picked up some interesting bruising on my right knee, but don't remember falling??? Maybe my knee guards are too tight. It...

Wow! It's a very small world. We were wondering if you were another explorer, given that we don't often see cars turning around, but rather heading purposefully in a direction.

You went up that hill?! We went down it - Wesley in a more spectacular fashion than the rest of us! It was hilarious, with all of us in various states of stuck-ness. At one point I fell over. When Wesley asked whether Lance would help me, Lance's response was: "The bike's not on her."  :lol8...

I am forever indebted to Lance for getting me hooked on biking. I'm also glad I have a 'ride leader' who has an unconventional approach to routes. Sometimes Lance just drops some place-marker pins and finds routes between the two. Even if we have a planned route, we hardly ever stick to it. This...