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That's something you won't find in Europe :( South-east of Orania

Hehe .... unlike the guy in the video, I love my job. Or should I rather say my occupation. As retiree I don't need to see any office from the inside :LOL: Nice video.

Thx Charlie, but I plan to drive to Zingela on the 24.09. So I might miss the kids' group. But no worries, if Zingela is full then, I could ride out again the next day.

Unfortunately things never work out in respect to timing.... Last year I had planned to join the WC bash and had paid my fee already, then I had to skip it due to family matters. But I'll check the thread for photos and videos after the bash :)

Hi there, I've got the track on my GPS, but we could meet for a cappucino ;o) I've got lots of time since I'm coming from near Estcourt on that day. Plans are to ride to Zingela on Tuesday, 24.09..

What I found out so far the tough access is from Weenen, esp. the uphill after crossing the Bloukrans. So I'll take the Colenso entry. I'll be riding a Transalp this time. The old Ténéré I had last year would have probably been be the better option :)

Thx roxenz. My SA streetmap doesn't show those tracks. I had thought aboutT4A, but this should get me there (y)

Thx roxenz. My SA streetmap doesn't show those tracks. I had thought aboutT4A, but this should get me there (y)

Great! Thanks!

That looks more like a donkey trail in Nepal 😅 Which is a doable road to Zingela for heavier bikes? I hope to visit Zingela a few weeks later. @ianb I'll drop in, when I'm in PMB. Got tp visit my family in New Hannover.

I got these on my last SA trip and I think they are very robust: Turkana HippoHips

Djibouti might be an option to exit Africa instead Sudan and Egypt? That would also save the carnet for Egypt.

Poor kid! The grown-ups wore a helmet, for their daughter that wasn't necessary :LOL:

I often see Kaaskoppe traveling with bike & trailer. In Germany the max speed for bike plus trailer is restricted to 60 kph, so rather unpopular. This guy I met in OZ had built his trailer using a 44 gallon drum. He reckoned that he hardly felt the additional tow.

47. A youngster more or less :LOL: The friend was 52. He sukkeld a bit, because he was too lazy to do proper training before the trip, and thought the story about strong winds in Patagonia were bulldust :p But after the trip he was tops! The strong winds are more in the southern parts, in...

Best time is in Summer. December has too many tourists, so I started in mid January. Winter there is harsh indeed, but the strong winds are always a tough opponent ;) Remember, those are the "roaring fourties" I had six weeks to do the trip. I lost nearly 10 kilos, but it was the trip of my...

Only one puncture on the trip around 3,000 km 😊

This is what the Carretera looked like at that time. I presume this part is sealed now as well.

Often we had to cover 50 to 100 km to the next village. Not many people living in the southern parts, except of course at the touristic hotspots like Torres del Paine, or El Calafate. From Puerto Montt northwards, practically north of the Carretera Austral, the villages were more frequent.