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Jameson Brothers do Namibia....again
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Before I get started on Day 3, let me just say….
Happy birthday to Fun’s KTM, happy 50 000 km to Fun’s KTM.
And a pic to prove it.
And a pic of Funacide taking the pic to prove it
Happy birthday to Fun’s KTM, happy 50 000 km to Fun’s KTM.
And a pic to prove it.
And a pic of Funacide taking the pic to prove it
popipants
Race Dog
I think we deserve a little "tribute to" thread...with pics....hey fun?
popipants
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Day 3
Distance: 384 km
Accommodation: Waterberg Plateau Park (Waterburg Wilderness Lodge)
Cost: N$ 150 p/p
The Waterberg area looked pretty interesting on Google Earth so we thought what the hell.
We left Gobabis and headed north. We got onto dirt pretty quickly and it was awesome Namibian highways!!
Not much to write about here so I let some of the pictures do the talking.
Filling up. Met owners of the garage, very friendly people.
They told me some bikes passed this way about a month earlier and they kaked in the mud…WFT this is Namibia ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
The owner’s daughter with her friends, this little girl even talks with a native accent
We bought some beer from the garage and stopped along side the road to enjoy…
My artistic side again :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
We missed most of the mud but there was evidence of people getting stuck in the middle of the road.
The garage owner told me they were cut off from the south because most of the roads got flooded and was virtually impassable.
Glad we did not come a month earlier. I think these dirt highways can be hell when it is wet and muddy.
The vegetation started changing, lots of tree’s and bush. Not the Namibia I know. :deal: :deal: :deal:
Anybody for a high speed run?? :mwink: :mwink: :mwink:
As we approached the Waterberg area. Awesome sight seeing these in Namibia
We did not have much mileage to do today and the roads were in very good nick, so we stopped at a guest house just before entering the Waterberg Park for some beers.
The beers were the only thing we could afford. This place was seriously fancy.
After a couple (read lots) of beers we attacked the last 20km of dirt to the campsite… :drif: :drif: :drif: :drif:
Not sure if the beer made it easier or worse but it was sandy as hell.
And I had a couple of “oooo that is going to hurt” moments.
But we managed to get the first campsite in one piece. The guard at the gate informed me that bikes aren’t allowed. WFT?!!? ??? ??? ??? ???
He wanted to phone the lodge to check if we can enter to camp only.
We left before he made the phone call, I’m not begging anybody to take my money.
We headed towards the next camp site.
After another 8km of sandy tracks we arrived at the gate.
The picture does not do it justice but the track leading into the mountains was filled with thick soft sand
The camp site was halfway up the track but we stupidly decided to check out the lodge, another 2 km further. I was cursing and regretting every beer I had at the guest house.
But in the end it was worth it.
Check this lodge just before the plateau. Cannot believe this place is in Namibia.
The mountains stop the wind and the temperature soared.
After walking around a bit we had to do brave the sandy track back down again. :eek7: :eek7: :eek7: :eek7:
The lodge offered us some ice, but we declined.
There is no way it would last the trip back to the campsite.
This was our camp site. Pretty expensive in Namibian terms. BUT WOW what a spot.
Funacide checking in with the misses. Sat phones need a clear view of the sky :deal: :deal: :deal:
We managed to buy some Kudu steaks from the lady at reception. But knowing Kudu steaks aren’t known for their tenderness; so we decided to make some stir fry with it and mix it with Freeze dried food.
Plothond would have been so proud!! Check the cooking in action.
mmmm……some nice Jameson to spice up dinner…
On a side note, we’ve decided on this trip to abandon the “Gif Kannetjie” because they always leak.
I like Jameson as much as the next guy, but if your shirts start smelling it; it gets a bit much.
I tried a normal drinking bottle, which worked ok.
Funacide had an army type water bottled which worked best, no leaking at all….AND IT CAN TAKE 1liter of JAMESON!!!
Did I mention Funacide’s bottle can take 1 LITER OF JAMESON?
Distance: 384 km
Accommodation: Waterberg Plateau Park (Waterburg Wilderness Lodge)
Cost: N$ 150 p/p
The Waterberg area looked pretty interesting on Google Earth so we thought what the hell.
We left Gobabis and headed north. We got onto dirt pretty quickly and it was awesome Namibian highways!!
Not much to write about here so I let some of the pictures do the talking.
Filling up. Met owners of the garage, very friendly people.
They told me some bikes passed this way about a month earlier and they kaked in the mud…WFT this is Namibia ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
The owner’s daughter with her friends, this little girl even talks with a native accent
We bought some beer from the garage and stopped along side the road to enjoy…
My artistic side again :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
We missed most of the mud but there was evidence of people getting stuck in the middle of the road.
The garage owner told me they were cut off from the south because most of the roads got flooded and was virtually impassable.
Glad we did not come a month earlier. I think these dirt highways can be hell when it is wet and muddy.
The vegetation started changing, lots of tree’s and bush. Not the Namibia I know. :deal: :deal: :deal:
Anybody for a high speed run?? :mwink: :mwink: :mwink:
As we approached the Waterberg area. Awesome sight seeing these in Namibia
We did not have much mileage to do today and the roads were in very good nick, so we stopped at a guest house just before entering the Waterberg Park for some beers.
The beers were the only thing we could afford. This place was seriously fancy.
After a couple (read lots) of beers we attacked the last 20km of dirt to the campsite… :drif: :drif: :drif: :drif:
Not sure if the beer made it easier or worse but it was sandy as hell.
And I had a couple of “oooo that is going to hurt” moments.
But we managed to get the first campsite in one piece. The guard at the gate informed me that bikes aren’t allowed. WFT?!!? ??? ??? ??? ???
He wanted to phone the lodge to check if we can enter to camp only.
We left before he made the phone call, I’m not begging anybody to take my money.
We headed towards the next camp site.
After another 8km of sandy tracks we arrived at the gate.
The picture does not do it justice but the track leading into the mountains was filled with thick soft sand
The camp site was halfway up the track but we stupidly decided to check out the lodge, another 2 km further. I was cursing and regretting every beer I had at the guest house.
But in the end it was worth it.
Check this lodge just before the plateau. Cannot believe this place is in Namibia.
The mountains stop the wind and the temperature soared.
After walking around a bit we had to do brave the sandy track back down again. :eek7: :eek7: :eek7: :eek7:
The lodge offered us some ice, but we declined.
There is no way it would last the trip back to the campsite.
This was our camp site. Pretty expensive in Namibian terms. BUT WOW what a spot.
Funacide checking in with the misses. Sat phones need a clear view of the sky :deal: :deal: :deal:
We managed to buy some Kudu steaks from the lady at reception. But knowing Kudu steaks aren’t known for their tenderness; so we decided to make some stir fry with it and mix it with Freeze dried food.
Plothond would have been so proud!! Check the cooking in action.
mmmm……some nice Jameson to spice up dinner…
On a side note, we’ve decided on this trip to abandon the “Gif Kannetjie” because they always leak.
I like Jameson as much as the next guy, but if your shirts start smelling it; it gets a bit much.
I tried a normal drinking bottle, which worked ok.
Funacide had an army type water bottled which worked best, no leaking at all….AND IT CAN TAKE 1liter of JAMESON!!!
Did I mention Funacide’s bottle can take 1 LITER OF JAMESON?
Wheelman
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Great RR, thanks for sharing, makes the afternoon in the Office a lot more bearable :thumleft:
Those old army waterbottles are the bizzniiz :thumleft:
Those old army waterbottles are the bizzniiz :thumleft:
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Jaaaa!! Gooi mielies...
Lekker man,gooi die res :thumleft:
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Day 4
Distance: 453 km
Accomodation: Oshana Resourt N$20 pp
We got up pretty early and started packing, we still had the sandy track to do to the main tar road. We had to do a bit of detour to Otijiwarango because we did not have enough fuel to reach Grootfontein which was the initial plan. Today we wanted to stop at Funacides army base to see what was left.
As we turned into the main road I let Funacide go ahead a bit to stay out of the dust. This road had lots of sandy patches I did not want to struggle with sand and dust. As he pulled off a Rhino came running out of the bushes and started chasing after him. I was dumb struck; I had no idea what to do. He was too far from me to give him any sort of signal and he was standing so he probably did not know about the Rhino. I went for my camera and took a picture but by now they were quite far from me so the picture did not turn out to great.
Just after the trees the Rhino turned into the bush. As I was still standing there a guy appeared next to me, he was some sort of game herder. I asked him if the Rhino would charge me if I go past and he casually said, “ja, just a little”. WFT does that mean??? He will give up when he gets tired….or I fall off.
The road was filled with 100 – 200 stretches of thick sand. No pressure then. You fall you DIE!!
I average about 40 – 60 through the sand…How fast can a Rhino run??
As I set off I had no idea where the dam thing was. And to make matters worse as I set off I saw Funacide approaching from the front, he thought that I had fallen and came back looking for me.
He had no idea there was a Rhino.
Luckily we never saw the Rhino again.
Leaving the Waterberg area
We stopped at Tsumeb for some supplies and a beer or 2 at the local Dros of all things. How many Dros's have you seen with an Olympic size swimming pool?
From here we headed towards to Estoha and 61 Mechanised (Funacides old army base)
There’s not much left of the old base except the tank hanger structure and a broken down tractor.
Bikes not being allowed in Etosha we were in a bit of a pickle. Tracks4Africa showed a campsite called Ohashana. But that is not a campsite; it is a training facility of some kind.
After some begging and bribing they allowed pitching our tents on an empty piece of land.
Once we got off our bikes the MOZZIES started, it is unlike anything I have ever seen. I erected my tent with my gloves on and my buff pulled over my face. It looked like we were in for an early night.
But to the moment the sun went down most of the dam pests left.
There was a canteen of some kind on the premises and asked if we could buy some ice. I was told to meet the guy behind the kitchen…very cloak and dagger stuff.
Then he gave me a block of ice, and I mean a 10 kg block of ice. So now we had food, Jameson and ice. AND no mozzies. What more do we need?
They offered us the training centres showers, but after seeing them, we decided not to shower!
We even made breakfast…Plotty eat your heart out.
Distance: 453 km
Accomodation: Oshana Resourt N$20 pp
We got up pretty early and started packing, we still had the sandy track to do to the main tar road. We had to do a bit of detour to Otijiwarango because we did not have enough fuel to reach Grootfontein which was the initial plan. Today we wanted to stop at Funacides army base to see what was left.
As we turned into the main road I let Funacide go ahead a bit to stay out of the dust. This road had lots of sandy patches I did not want to struggle with sand and dust. As he pulled off a Rhino came running out of the bushes and started chasing after him. I was dumb struck; I had no idea what to do. He was too far from me to give him any sort of signal and he was standing so he probably did not know about the Rhino. I went for my camera and took a picture but by now they were quite far from me so the picture did not turn out to great.
Just after the trees the Rhino turned into the bush. As I was still standing there a guy appeared next to me, he was some sort of game herder. I asked him if the Rhino would charge me if I go past and he casually said, “ja, just a little”. WFT does that mean??? He will give up when he gets tired….or I fall off.
The road was filled with 100 – 200 stretches of thick sand. No pressure then. You fall you DIE!!
I average about 40 – 60 through the sand…How fast can a Rhino run??
As I set off I had no idea where the dam thing was. And to make matters worse as I set off I saw Funacide approaching from the front, he thought that I had fallen and came back looking for me.
He had no idea there was a Rhino.
Luckily we never saw the Rhino again.
Leaving the Waterberg area
We stopped at Tsumeb for some supplies and a beer or 2 at the local Dros of all things. How many Dros's have you seen with an Olympic size swimming pool?
From here we headed towards to Estoha and 61 Mechanised (Funacides old army base)
There’s not much left of the old base except the tank hanger structure and a broken down tractor.
Bikes not being allowed in Etosha we were in a bit of a pickle. Tracks4Africa showed a campsite called Ohashana. But that is not a campsite; it is a training facility of some kind.
After some begging and bribing they allowed pitching our tents on an empty piece of land.
Once we got off our bikes the MOZZIES started, it is unlike anything I have ever seen. I erected my tent with my gloves on and my buff pulled over my face. It looked like we were in for an early night.
But to the moment the sun went down most of the dam pests left.
There was a canteen of some kind on the premises and asked if we could buy some ice. I was told to meet the guy behind the kitchen…very cloak and dagger stuff.
Then he gave me a block of ice, and I mean a 10 kg block of ice. So now we had food, Jameson and ice. AND no mozzies. What more do we need?
They offered us the training centres showers, but after seeing them, we decided not to shower!
We even made breakfast…Plotty eat your heart out.
michnus
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What a moer nice report, keep it coming. :thumleft:
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This is going to be good.
This is going to be good.
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great ,looking forward for the rest. :thumleft:
Good stuff !
michnus
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Poppi, we also went through the same stront with the wiskey on this trip. Game sell these R30 alu water bottels and comes in fancy colors, I bought two and they work befok! You can ding them like hell and they will not leak.
I even bought one to keep oil as chain lube. I'ts not made for chemical stuff as the rubber seal perrish but way better than that plastic tot measure bottles we used and kannetjies.
I even bought one to keep oil as chain lube. I'ts not made for chemical stuff as the rubber seal perrish but way better than that plastic tot measure bottles we used and kannetjies.
popipants
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michnus said:
Agreed, we don't use the "tot" measure feature of the gif kannetjies anyway >
> > > >
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michnus
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popipants said:michnus said:
Agreed, we don't use the "tot" measure feature of the gif kannetjies anyway >
Ja until I figured you were suppose to use the small side for tot measure not the big one :biggrin:
In any case the alu ones works befok try it. :thumleft:
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Day 5
Distance: 422 km
Accommodation: Opuwo Country Hotel: N$ 90 p/p
We left our make shift campsite and headed towards Opuwo. Once the sun came up, the damn mozzies returned.
The scenery started to change to an almost tropical landscape. We had some tar today before we hit dirt again, but it was a very scenic ride with lots of water and trees everywhere.
Evidence of the recent floods were visible everywhere. Most of the villages we passed through had large areas where all the houses were flooded; even cars standing half submerged on the front lawns.
These aren’t dam’s they large flood plains… We saw lots of locals catching fish in these temporary dams.
They put up nets were the water runs through tunnels under the road.
Not a sight you typically associate with Namibia!!!
Some “on route” pictures
mmmmm….we are nowhere near the Cape or Cairo. But they had cold beer :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
While we sat under a tree drink our beers there was a group of locals nearby with one women breastfeeding an infant. After she put the baby down she took a couple of sips of the Black Label quart…WFT…. These poor kids have no hope in hell to get out of this poverty.
Opuwo is a dive!!! There’s people and beggars everywhere. I’m not very impressed with the Owamboes!! They seem to have realized that lots of the German tourist liked looking at their boobies. So there are naked chested women everywhere trying to sell you shit. Kind of degrades their true culture I think!! They all want you to take pictures…for some N$$$.
We just filled up and got out of there as fast as we could. We had some trouble finding the lodge, but we eventually did.
What an awesome place.
We kind of felt bad sitting on the patio to drink a beer; because we hadn’t showered in a couple of days and I’m sure we didn’t smell too well. We opted for the reasonably priced campsite.
The campsite had an awesome view.
Even the bikes had a good view..
My artistic side again…
Funacide’s artistic side :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Distance: 422 km
Accommodation: Opuwo Country Hotel: N$ 90 p/p
We left our make shift campsite and headed towards Opuwo. Once the sun came up, the damn mozzies returned.
The scenery started to change to an almost tropical landscape. We had some tar today before we hit dirt again, but it was a very scenic ride with lots of water and trees everywhere.
Evidence of the recent floods were visible everywhere. Most of the villages we passed through had large areas where all the houses were flooded; even cars standing half submerged on the front lawns.
These aren’t dam’s they large flood plains… We saw lots of locals catching fish in these temporary dams.
They put up nets were the water runs through tunnels under the road.
Not a sight you typically associate with Namibia!!!
Some “on route” pictures
mmmmm….we are nowhere near the Cape or Cairo. But they had cold beer :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
While we sat under a tree drink our beers there was a group of locals nearby with one women breastfeeding an infant. After she put the baby down she took a couple of sips of the Black Label quart…WFT…. These poor kids have no hope in hell to get out of this poverty.
Opuwo is a dive!!! There’s people and beggars everywhere. I’m not very impressed with the Owamboes!! They seem to have realized that lots of the German tourist liked looking at their boobies. So there are naked chested women everywhere trying to sell you shit. Kind of degrades their true culture I think!! They all want you to take pictures…for some N$$$.
We just filled up and got out of there as fast as we could. We had some trouble finding the lodge, but we eventually did.
What an awesome place.
We kind of felt bad sitting on the patio to drink a beer; because we hadn’t showered in a couple of days and I’m sure we didn’t smell too well. We opted for the reasonably priced campsite.
The campsite had an awesome view.
Even the bikes had a good view..
My artistic side again…
Funacide’s artistic side :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
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