Rain in the Richtersveld and refloating the SAS Wildehond

[Xpat]

Yup, that dune is lovely, missed by most Namaqua 4x4 riders who stick to the Orange river through Goodhouse. This is much more entertaining option, well worth skipping the Goodhouse..

 

[51Mobile]

Once on the other side, it was gravel highway back to Klein Pella.

Our last stop on this tour.

The KTM 890 in its natural habitat.

 

[51Mobile]

And just like that, it's over!

Months of planning - thankfully Gus shouldered the majority of the burden here, preparation, kit selection, packing - unpacking - repacking, endless pre ride banter - most of it useless, a few nuggets of info shared, taming the work beast, and here we are - already planning the next iteration.

Slightly over 2,000km ridden, scenery surpassing anything James Cameron could dream up, rode like rock stars, ate like Kings and slept like the dead, had 2 punctures, one broken gear lever, Henry ate 20 Honey balls. When do we pack for the next one?

Some takeaways for me:

• We do this far too infrequently, this is a most incredible slice of the world, exploring it with like-minded friends is priceless.
• The end of August is a great time to be in these areas, relatively cool, amazing scenery.
• The Richtersveld need time - lots of time to do justice to even the smallest selection of tracks available there.
• In these areas, satellite communication is extremely useful should things deviate from the plan.
• Carry a thermal blanket or preferably a bag you can use should you need some time to extricate yourself from wherever you are stuck.

My list of praises for this trip, my fellow riders and Gus' organisation surpass the superlatives my limited vocabulary contains.

What a Ride!

Fluit, fluit my storie is uit.

 

[Kamanya]

Lovely story and excellent story telling!

Bravo

 

[RobLH]

Fantastic report, thanks.

 

[Riaande]

Excellent, thanks for sharing

 

[briv]

Hell.. dit was nou n awesome storie boek

 

[Noneking]

Great report Boris!
Very jealous!

 

[ADV Rider]

Thanks for great ride report Boris, busy planning the next trip already, have a lot of work to do to improve on an awesome trip....

 

[Chrisl]

Loved the RR!!

 

[Amsterdam]

Nice write up and my hat off to those of you who choose a bigger than needed bike to tackle that area.