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You hit the nail on the head. It was a real help-mekaar trip, full of cameraderie. Regardless, I'd still like to hear the rest of your story. And thanks for hanging around all this time! I adore both my bikes. The Rally is great for the rougher dual-sport, but the little pink bike has taken...

I absolutely love my Rally! :biggrin: Sure, it's relatively heavy for a 250, at 150-odd kg, but that is still 40 kg lighter than my first bike (a 650GS). It makes all the difference. I fall less often, due to the lower point-of-no-return tip-over point. I take more interesting routes, because...

And thank you to the die-hards like you, who are still following, more than a year later!  :thumleft:

Day 12: Windhoek to Cape Town Duncan, Lance and I left Windhoek at 5:30am; tackling the long road home to Cape Town. You have to be awake and aware when driving down the B1 in the dark. We spotted a couple of cows and a donkey on the road verge. We even saw one large expired creature on the...

Day 11: Brandberg to Usakos (196 km) The last day of riding dawns. It had been a cold night, but at least that meant no mosquitos! Lance not yet ready to get up: It was the last day of riding, yet most bikes were still semi-functional, despite various hiccups. We were facing open...

Day 10 continued Checking on the route: It looked like a dead-end” Spot the escape route: An unplanned detour: “The actual road is that way!” “What did you say?” Back on route again: This canyon had its own version of hole-in-the-wall. It was the...

Day 10: Twyfelfontein to Brandberg (251 km) Epic video of an epic day: https://www.youtube.com/v/wLc0CiB2owU Credit: Lance This morning we were faced with the second-longest day of the trip. Remember the rule: longer distance equals easier riding? Today broke that rule. There were three route...

A couple of pics from a rest stop. I will sleep well tonight! Respect to the duel-sport crowd, especially Raf on the 800 (some serious skills or energy there), and Nicole (new to this type of riding) styling it on the DR.

I was wondering whether I'd get flak for this. :P Thanks for adding a motivational kick. I put in some solid time on Kaokland today as a result. I'll try not to let it drag too much longer. The aim is to upload the last days in one batch.

I had a look on Google Maps and it seems to be one of the many nameless ones. Regarding the bridge, I think watching bikes turn around will be rather boring.  ;) You can hear some of my "Are you crazy?" before the video jumps to the next shot. I'm not sure what you wanted to see with the mud...

Says the person who rides almost every Sunday, with the weather only being a minor consideration. ;) Stick it on the bucket list. I really enjoy it, because it's rougher than your average gravel pass and the scenery is fantastic. We found it using this website...

Video overview for those too lazy to read: https://www.youtube.com/v/kz2ggjpZ-ww Credit: Lance Thanks to lockdown, it was a long, long, long time (sense the sadness?) since we were out on an adventure ride. Since March, the furthest we were from our home in Table View was a shopping trip by...

Google stuur my nou "remember this day one year ago" fotos van Kaokoland.  :'( Ek wil so graag teruggaan.

In my previous home, we once had a goshawk inside the house and spotted all sorts of sparrowhawks, buzzards and harrier-hawks, but that was because we fed the pigeons, and the birds of prey like a pigeon snack. Now we are at the coast and it's relatively bleak, but there are kestrels and falcons...

Ek het met die latere paar dae van die RR se skryf begin rekord hou van hoe lank dit neem. Dis mal: net kort van 15 ure vir dag 9, 18 ure vir dag 8 en 33 ure vir dag 7! En dis net my tyd: fotos skep van die videos (dit vat die langste), besluit watter fotos om te gebruik uit ten minste n duisend...

So guess who was my first Birdlasser sighting? The infamous hadeda. At least our local rock kestrel came to say high. He likes hanging out above our one window; eating his favourite take-out meal. Today he flew away before I could take a picture. I think he had a gecko or lizard this time. I...

You will need a bird ID app. I have old-school binocs and a bird book, but perhaps the clued-up set can advise as to the best (free or paid for) app.

I've just had a trawl on their website. It looks like a great App. Thanks for the heads-up! I know what I'll be doing tomorrow. Probably just recording wagtails, hadedas, gulls, starlings and sparrows...

Nope. I haven't heard of it. Tell us more. It sounds intriguing.

A noisy one...