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- BMW R1200GS HP2
BMW had decided to up the entry fee for this yearâ??s challenge even more than last year, and seeing that they have made enough money from me when I bough the bike, I decided that we would rather do another trip to Mozambique. Five of us took the road on Wednesday to meet up with Nino and Sibhon who had already travelled down on Sunday.
Fun was had by all, lotsa laughter, so Iâ??ll let the pictures do the talking.
Meeting the guys at 6:15am at Ultra City just past Witbank, I was late â?? had to pull the ear a bit
Meeting at Shell Ultra City early morning. Was rather chilly for this time of year, but bearable
A few twisties as we enter the Komatipoort area on the eastern side of Nelspruit.
Beautiful part of the world, although a bit dry and burnt now
Passing the borderpost at Ressano Garcia (Komatipoort). 33 degrees and climbing, hell we were cooking
First thing to do to cool down once past all the formalities and bastards trying to steal your money - grab a 2M
After lunch at Mundoâ??s in Maputo to we took a quick ride along the beach front, wind was pumping.
We met our mates at Complexa Palmeiras, started a braai, and as always when you party after a hard days riding, we were soon in a very festive mood.
Next morning we hade to fix Basilâ??s chair, he somehow missed his chair and sat on the arm rest, chair was stuffed. Ask no questions and hear no lies :biggrin:
Our bat man was Las Vegas, once again, and we soon were back into our routine of buying everything through him. If you haggle the vendorâ??s yourself, they often shaft you with their prices.
Excalibur adding some fish sauce to his R&C. Lunch was ready to be cooked
The view from Complexa Palmeiras on a reasonable day
Bike Mice and Excalibur putting the boat through itâ??s paces.
Very little instrumentation on the boat
How to settle a land dispute in Bilene? Build the wall and remove part of the offending house
Relaxing in front of the pub after the beach visit. A 500 ml 2M will set you back 15 Meticals = R5
Dirt Dog preparing our supper â?? lovely prawns. Hell this man can cook prawns :ricky:
Miserable day in Patradise, what can one do?
Take out some cards, open a few cold ones and enjoy! We pulled in for breakfast at 8 am and left around 3.30pm. Fun was had by all.
So many choices. This fcuker charged us 200 Mets for a bottle of Paradiso Rum. At the market we got it for 70 Mets
Haggling the vendors in the market place, but Excalibur was already shafted for the bottle of rum at the bottle store. Needles to say we never shopped there again
Dirt Dog after a few too many R&Râ??s
The view of the complex from a distance
Our beach party group
Welcoming party on the beach
Bike Mice testing his fishing skills
Case of mix, ice, enough hard tack, drinking buddies, what more do you need
Coming back through Swaziland, freezing cold and it started raining to add the cheery on top.
During our visit to Bilene on â??07 we rode some serious sand roads, but this year we opted to concentrate on drinking and eating, so no picks of us battling with the sand!
Sorry for so few pictures - the photographer was sort of pissed most of the time :3some:
Thanks to all who joined, I had some serious fun. :thumleft:
Fun was had by all, lotsa laughter, so Iâ??ll let the pictures do the talking.
Meeting the guys at 6:15am at Ultra City just past Witbank, I was late â?? had to pull the ear a bit
Meeting at Shell Ultra City early morning. Was rather chilly for this time of year, but bearable
A few twisties as we enter the Komatipoort area on the eastern side of Nelspruit.
Beautiful part of the world, although a bit dry and burnt now
Passing the borderpost at Ressano Garcia (Komatipoort). 33 degrees and climbing, hell we were cooking
First thing to do to cool down once past all the formalities and bastards trying to steal your money - grab a 2M
After lunch at Mundoâ??s in Maputo to we took a quick ride along the beach front, wind was pumping.
We met our mates at Complexa Palmeiras, started a braai, and as always when you party after a hard days riding, we were soon in a very festive mood.
Next morning we hade to fix Basilâ??s chair, he somehow missed his chair and sat on the arm rest, chair was stuffed. Ask no questions and hear no lies :biggrin:
Our bat man was Las Vegas, once again, and we soon were back into our routine of buying everything through him. If you haggle the vendorâ??s yourself, they often shaft you with their prices.
Excalibur adding some fish sauce to his R&C. Lunch was ready to be cooked
The view from Complexa Palmeiras on a reasonable day
Bike Mice and Excalibur putting the boat through itâ??s paces.
Very little instrumentation on the boat
How to settle a land dispute in Bilene? Build the wall and remove part of the offending house
Relaxing in front of the pub after the beach visit. A 500 ml 2M will set you back 15 Meticals = R5
Dirt Dog preparing our supper â?? lovely prawns. Hell this man can cook prawns :ricky:
Miserable day in Patradise, what can one do?
Take out some cards, open a few cold ones and enjoy! We pulled in for breakfast at 8 am and left around 3.30pm. Fun was had by all.
So many choices. This fcuker charged us 200 Mets for a bottle of Paradiso Rum. At the market we got it for 70 Mets
Haggling the vendors in the market place, but Excalibur was already shafted for the bottle of rum at the bottle store. Needles to say we never shopped there again
Dirt Dog after a few too many R&Râ??s
The view of the complex from a distance
Our beach party group
Welcoming party on the beach
Bike Mice testing his fishing skills
Case of mix, ice, enough hard tack, drinking buddies, what more do you need
Coming back through Swaziland, freezing cold and it started raining to add the cheery on top.
During our visit to Bilene on â??07 we rode some serious sand roads, but this year we opted to concentrate on drinking and eating, so no picks of us battling with the sand!
Sorry for so few pictures - the photographer was sort of pissed most of the time :3some:
Thanks to all who joined, I had some serious fun. :thumleft:
