NAMIBIA (AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE) - ON THE ROAD AGAIN (MAPS NOW ATTACHED)

[Vis Arend]

Uitstekend :thumleft:

Hoe vergelyk die TKC met die Heidenau?

Baie beter grip met die TKC, op nat teer en grondpad, lyk egter nie asof ek baie kilo's uit die TKC's gaan kry nie.

 

[Vis Arend]

Baie mooi RR met goeie fotos. Dit bly maar 'n voorreg om so 'n trip te doen saam met jou beste maat.

Dankie.
So bek kort jam.  Ek sou dit nie ander wou he nie.

 

[ThysBasson]

Ai, dis darm maar mooi wereld daai. Daai sand paaitjies lyk te lekker.

 

[Vis Arend]

Ai, dis darm maar mooi wereld daai. Daai sand paaitjies lyk te lekker.

Ja, daai sand paaitjies was lekker, lekker los vertel ek jou.  Maar dit is mos deel van die opleiding, of hoe. 

 

[ThysBasson]

Jislaaik, julle 2 geniet dit seker baie.
Julle report is een van die bestes wat en nog gesien het, wys jou nou net wat foto's kan doen.
Oetie is reg, jy score as jy 'n pilion het wat kan foto's neem, en kan sy neem.
Baie dankie, ek nie wag vir die volgendes nie.
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[Shaun]

Subscribed 4 sure

 

[Vis Arend]

DAY 20  -  ROOI DRAAI TO WARMBAD (KOUEBAD)

Our final stop for the day would be Warmbad.  We had to negotiate the 2 spoor on the D503 back to the main road (C15), from there to Koes, then to Aroab, Karasburg and then on to Warmbad.

A cold front was in Cape Town and you could feel it in the Kalahari.  The wind was pumping cold air early morning.  We had our “boeretroos” (coffee) and we were on the road again.

The D503 back to the main road

The main road C15

This is our route travelled so far

On the road to Koes, it was cold but the road surface were very good with the odd sandy spots.

We will return

The road to Koes is over the dunes, it looks like a roller coaster.  It’s great fun to ride if you have a strong stomach.  It did’nt help me who had a late night and a babbies.

You can stop here for coffee at Koes

On route to Aroab

Kiriis Pan

She’s 9

At Aroab we filled up with Super, no Unleaded, had a warm cup of coffee and a toasted sami.

On the road to Karasburg

Witkruis arend sitting in the quiver tree

These Zebras called us over for a chat

The roads were flat and we covered great milage

Another koringkriek, my wife still hate them

We stopped at Karasburg and stocked up with supplies and tackled the last 60km to Warmbad.  Nothing really to see there.  This was our 1st visit to Warmbad and I suppose our last.  We booked a self catering unit which had no warm water, no cooking facilities and no cutlery or plates.  At least we had a roof over our heads and we could braai. 

Kalahari lamb chops from our friends and spar boerewors

 

[goingnowherequickly]

WOW !! what a great report... just read it from the start... Definately on my bucket list
Well done with the big loaded tourer 2 up on that sand & water crossings...
Lovely photies...
Im very keen to head up that way soon..
Fanks

 

[rcerrie]

Kannie wag om eendag daai roete te doen nie!!!

 

[Skipskop]

Thanks for the moeite writing up such a nice R/R.Very nice trip and good pics,this is a trip of a lifetime.
Was the middelmannetjie on the tweespoor red sand hard ,looks like a killer sand road that.
Another question,what tire pressure did u run the Heidies on?,looks like you just had bad luck with yours.

 

[Shaun]

Vis Arend,... thanks you so much for a truly fantastic RR!!!! :thumleft: The photos are amaizing & all your comments have kept me glued to the seat in front of the PC for the past few hours. I really can't wait to get home tomorrow afternoon after work,... to check if there is another new "riverting" continuation of your really Gr8 RR. :drif: :drif: :drif: :drif: :drif:

Looks like you guys have been having a wonderful time :ricky: :ricky: Travel safe,... & keep it coming. :thumleft:

 

[spoedvark]

just finished reading entire RR! awesome!! and i thought hogsback was good??!! looking forward to tomorrows episode!!!

 

[Vis Arend]

Thanks to all, appreciated.

Was the middelmannetjie on the tweespoor red sand hard ,looks like a killer sand road that.
Another question,what tire pressure did u run the Heidies on?,looks like you just had bad luck with yours.

Hard at places, soft at others to very soft.  The dune sections is a killer.  I drove on the middelmannetjie becaise there were more space to manouvre.
On tar the Heidies were 2.2b and on gravel I went down to 1.6 rear and 1.4 front.  Bad luck is my second name.

 

[BlueBull2007]

:hello2: Huge respect to you doing all that with a pillion. Huge respect for your pillion too!!

 

[Ama ride ride]

Baie dankie vir die entertainment. :thumleft: :thumleft:

 

[CAR6850]

Like die pillion se photies :thumleft:

Groot respekte om daai sand paaie met n pillion te ry :mwink:

En o ja, na jou report het ek my vrou omgepraat gekry dat ons biejie Namibia toe gaan :biggrin:

 

[DRAZIL]

A spectacular RR and testament for man,woman and Yami. :thumleft:

If anybody (like myself) had doubts about the durability of the ST1200 this report will put all at ease and instill a lot of confidence.I was wary of the new ST as there is very little RRs with them,this changes a lot of my suspicions.

I find the bridge piece on the new heides is troubling to me also in the loose stuff,cornering is fine but straight up a bit loose,the new heide tyre for the KTMs has a small cut out which helps a bit in the slippery stuff.

Thanks for an awesome report and hats off to Mrs vis arend :thumleft: :thumleft:

 

[Old fart]

Another excellent report. Cant wait for the rest. Geniet dit julle 3.

 

[soundboi]

:headbang: :hello2: MORE I NEED MY FIX

 

[Mzee]

You are a true explorer :thumleft: