Honda Quest, the incredible adventure!

[zacapa]

when we was last there. A wrong soon to be corrected.

 

[craigofcapetown]

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[kamanya]

We were on cooking duty. So it's a late evening. Beef curry. Also responsible for breakfast. Long day!                       

There was a panel interview with some tough questions; who is your front runnning teams? Who would you not like to ride with? What have you two disagreed about? Etc. Then another interview for the cameras.                       

Then this afternoon we had to get just into our boots and helemts and a cup and meet just in front of the camp near the river bed with our bikes. We were never t looking forward to the surprise. Speculation was everything from having to push bikes through the sand to a hike in that gear. But, we then followed Hardy up onto the plains above Purros and were spread out with about 500m between each person for an hour of solitude!!!!! What an absolute pleasure!

My perch to contemplate life from

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[craigofcapetown]

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[kamanya]

Memorial cairn. One for Graham. He'd have loved this

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[craigofcapetown]

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[kamanya]

Do a search for this unknown artist who has randomly put 30 something sculptures on the trail. Only 9 have been found so far

Unbelievably good fun riding riverbeds. 70k's of them. Tough in places.

Thirsty too

At the end of that, how's this for luxury!?!?!

Home for the last 2 nights

My share of punctures

Breakfast this morning

Going the panel interview!

My solitude perch.                       

What it produced. I've not written in a while.....                       

A Quest

"Come!", he said, "I have a Quest,
I'm sure you'll understand"
There's amazing journeys to be had
To a magical desert land

And just like that it came to pass
That I'm sitting with my thoughts
Witnessed by ancient sun burnt sands
The journey this Quest has brought

I've been right back to where it began
And far further still than before
With a band of laughing, helping freinds
We've claimed Van Zyls and more

But, much as the sights passed behind
There's been the inner journey too
What I am? where I am?
The big why's and the me with you?

The sun is setting to the biting wind now
And for the moment it's just me and the land I'm in
A pause with my back against the wheel
But lead me on, please more, my African Twin.

Andrew Johnstone

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[craigofcapetown]

Screengrabs from Day 7 video

 

[craigofcapetown]

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[kamanya]

Briefing

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[craigofcapetown]

Day 8 video!

[youtube]https://youtu.be/kpDkNtKEFbk[/youtube]

 

[craigofcapetown]

Screengrabs from Day 8 video

 

[TinusBez]

How many days left?

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[XRRX]

Stunning!!

 

[SchalkL]

226km for the day and back on the incoming route again:

 

[firecoast]

How many days left?

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Last day tomorrow. Prize giving in Windhoek before they fly home on Saturday.

 

[Rooi Wolf]

How does the process of deciding the winning team work? On what criteria are the teams getting observed?

And how many judges are there?

 

[VaalBaas]

How does the process of deciding the winning team work? On what criteria are the teams getting observed?

And how many judges are there?

Points earned... dont want to be one of the judges. Think they are 5

 

[craigofcapetown]

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[kamanya]

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[craigofcapetown]

Day 9 video

[youtube]https://youtu.be/R4veHuKKgSY[/youtube]

 

[craigofcapetown]

Screengrabs from Day 9 video

 

[MellowJo]

I don't think I have been this jealous before    :drif:

.... now, all I can do is to enjoy the report and wish the guys the best time .....

 

[Gerard]

Looks like big beards score points :lol8:

 

[MellowJo]

Looks like big beards score points :lol8:

Yeh, we would fit in nicely as a team......  :laughing4:    , maybe they can fit us in next time ....  :3some: