Rain in the Richtersveld Two.0 - Desolation & Dunes

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The cold and wrestling required to get us this far had developed a hunger that demanded attention.

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The shop owner was somewhat apprehensive when he saw us descending on him. It turns out that some days prior to our arrival a group of bikers had arrived and ridden their bikes straight into his store.

Some of the best riding available to us in on the vast tracts of community owned land. Come on guys, let's have a smidging of respect for those around us and in particular those over whose land we are privileged to enjoy our beloved sport.

And remember to always support
the locals!!

 

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No sooner than we have the wheels turning, everyone's prostrates are getting squashed with the copious volumes of Coke and other beverages imbibed in Eksteensfontein.

Where is a Urologist when one needs one - lots of candidates here.

 

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A quick spin past the Tierhoek Campsite, and its spectacular collection of Granite boulders.

 

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Then onto the open vlaktes that lead to the Holgat River.

 

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A quick regroup, before barrelling down the remainder of Holgat.

 

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This was the last time we saw the front end of Paul for the rest of the river.

 

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And we're off.....

 

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Just to shred our edgy nerves, a lovely combination of rock, soft sand rock. To get through the sand, the back wheel is doing ~40km/hr - but the bike is only doing 20. The rock then levels the equation, often leaving the rider as a spectator on his posterior.

 

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Take note of the relative rooster tails - the Kove skips lightly over the sand, the 890 hmmmmm somewhat less so.

 

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Just like that, it is all over. We probably did it in under an hour. Although still tricky, the cages with their oversize tyres chose to drive straighter lines this year, allowing us to keep our speed up and the falls down.

 

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With Holgat river conquered, all riders accounted for and no drama to speak of, we chased our shadows along the long black strip leading to Port Nolloth.