Northern Namibia with my brother......and a few other clowns

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Leaving Puros behind

 

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Bliksem, dis al wat ek kan sê, dis nou wat hulle noem 'n ordentlike rr en trip.
Dit het my 3 oggende van 03:00 to so 06:30 gevat om deur te lees.  My gat jeuk nou behoorlik.

Wel gedaan aan almal wat betrokke was en die trip meegemaak het.  Julle is almal ysters.  :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:

 

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The 501 was running low on fuel again and this was the first proper tree we had seen in hours. We took refuge from the sun and started taking fuel from the DR to put in the 501. Trevor and Hannes also arrived.

The little bit of greenery around the rock with a bit of water and motion detection trap camera. There was also a little cave in the rocks closer to the tree where we parked. It took us a while to put 2 & 2 together............ I started getting nervous and it only got worse when Dwerg found that the other side of the tree where we parked was a scratching pole for a big cat and actually found a nail imbedded in the tree.

Noneking, julle was hier by 'n baie spesiale plek in Nam en moet baie geeerd voel.

Die plekkie word genoem die Gai-Ais pan, die enigiste water oase vir die wild in die omgewing in menigte myle.   

Quate van my rr

"Gai Ais is a type of wetland called a palustrine system.  (Any inland wetland which lacks flowing water, contains ocean-derived salts in concentration of less than 0.05% and is non tidal)"

Jy kry ook baie die kelkiewyn voeltjie daar.
“Water by airmail 
Because the sandgrouse are strong flyers and can rapidly cover great distances (up to 80 kilometers) to a water source, their reliance on drinking water does not normally present a problem.
When they are breeding, however, the situation becomes more complex, because the chicks also need to drink regularly during hot weather. The problem of the chicks’ dependence on water has been solved in an intriguing fashion. While at a waterhole, the male birds lower their bellies into the water. The belly feathers, by virtue of their unique structure, soak up water and retain it, much like a kitchen sponge. During the flight back to the nest, these feathers are held close to the skin to minimize evaporation. When the males arrive, the chicks strip the water from the belly feathers with their beaks. The water-carrying capacity of sandgrouse feathers varies between species, with those species inhabiting the driest habitats having the feathers best suited for water transport.”

 

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By lunchtime I was pulling serious amps, losing concentration and riding slower and slower....... I was making silly mistakes. I was not drinking water as I should and probably dehidrated.

We stopped for a snack and a bit of a rest. When we got going, I felt rejuvenated and immediately the pace picked up.....

Dis wat gebuer as jy konsentrasie verloor en te min water drink.  Ek en my vrou was amper dood hier.  Temp was 47 grade celsuis en ons het uit water gehardloop omtrent 3 ure voor ons Twyfelfontein gehaal het. 

 

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Apparently this old stone dwelling/kraal has a telephone inside....... I wasn't going to look myself as I'd already decided that a big cat was stalking me from somewhere behind the rocks or trees. We made careful calculations about the petrol we could take from the DR as it would be touch and go to get both bikes to Abu Huab Camp at Twyfelfontein.

Die tannie by die sentrale was maar traag om te help

Toe ons laas daar was het ons nognie 'n sentrale gehad nie, was maar die boek stelsel.  :biggrin:

 

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Hardy, Steff, Janco and the rest of the crew arrived after dark. I was dead tired that evening. I don't remeber much, just that we had lekker smoked ribs  :. Had a shower, got in bed and slept like a baby. The next day was going to arguably be the best and most demanding ride of the trip and I could feel the excitement building ...

Great minds think alike.

Ons het ook die aand by Aba Huab geslaap, was ook doodmoeg maar het darem kans gesien om 'n gerookte rib op die kole te gooi.  :biggrin:

 

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Sorry vir die slight hijack, maar die trip van julle laat my kwaai verlang na daai area en maak dit die moeite werd as jy die grotes sien.  Ons was eintlik daar om die renosters te soek, maar het net hulle stront gekry. 

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Bliksem, dis al wat ek kan sê, dis nou wat hulle noem 'n ordentlike rr en trip.
Dit het my 3 oggende van 03:00 to so 06:30 gevat om deur te lees.  My gat jeuk nou behoorlik.

Wel gedaan aan almal wat betrokke was en die trip meegemaak het.  Julle is almal ysters.  :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:

Dankie vir die saamlees [member=8601]Vis Arend[/member] !

 

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Sorry vir die slight hijack, maar die trip van julle laat my kwaai verlang na daai area en maak dit die moeite werd as jy die grotes sien.  Ons was eintlik daar om die renosters te soek, maar het net hulle stront gekry. 

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Goed gedoen op die groot fiets!

 

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By lunchtime I was pulling serious amps, losing concentration and riding slower and slower....... I was making silly mistakes. I was not drinking water as I should and probably dehidrated.

We stopped for a snack and a bit of a rest. When we got going, I felt rejuvenated and immediately the pace picked up.....

Dis wat gebuer as jy konsentrasie verloor en te min water drink.  Ek en my vrou was amper dood hier.  Temp was 47 grade celsuis en ons het uit water gehardloop omtrent 3 ure voor ons Twyfelfontein gehaal het.

Jy lyk redelik op!......  ;D

 

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Ek was moeftoe.  Lyf en hande was verby seer.  Ek was dors en my ou brein het nie saamgewerk nie, maar dit was nogsteeds die moeite werd. 
Maar nie sommer weer op 'n groot fiets nie, tensy ek superfiks is, en dit gaan nie gebeur nie.  :biggrin:

 

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Ek was moeftoe.  Lyf en hande was verby seer.  Ek was dors en my ou brein het nie saamgewerk nie, maar dit was nogsteeds die moeite werd. 
Maar nie sommer weer op 'n groot fiets nie, tensy ek superfiks is, en dit gaan nie gebeur nie.  :biggrin:

Klein fiets het dit baie maklik gemaak. Daar was nêrens op die trip eers een oomblik waar ek swaar getrek het met die 501 nie. Ek het wel baie gedink hoe hard ek sou moes werk as ek op 'n swaar fiets was.....  eepwall:

My uitputting was maar die hitte en nie genoeg drink nie.

 

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Ek was moeftoe.  Lyf en hande was verby seer.  Ek was dors en my ou brein het nie saamgewerk nie, maar dit was nogsteeds die moeite werd. 
Maar nie sommer weer op 'n groot fiets nie, tensy ek superfiks is, en dit gaan nie gebeur nie.  :biggrin:

Nee kyk, my respek!
Dankie vir die deel en draai nou Hardy se arm. ot: