jorust
Race Dog
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Hello all!
A bunch of people have suggested I join the forum...so I finally got it together.
My name is Jolandie Rust. Everyone knows me as Jo.
I currently live in the City of Gold. Good old Jozi.
I'm an adventurer at heart and will be launching (or rather re-launching) on a little adventure in a few weeks time. ;D
I started out on a bicycle, pedaling all over the place. The BIG dream has always been to be the first woman to ride all the way around Africa, solo. After years of planning I finally got to launch from Cape Town, last year April. (2011) I made it to Northern Angola, where 4 young inebriated, French speaking fellas decided to relieve me of my bike and most of my gear. By way of flinging around their machetes and knives.
So now I'm starting over again and putting a bit more muscle into it. By way of a BMW Dakar. 8)
I have a Kawasaki KLR 650. Though it's engine seized at 5000 km's. It's currently being fixed. I was going to make my merry way around Africa on that, but have decided on a different approach. Hence the Dakar.
My launch date is set for 7 April '12, from Cape Agulhas. From here I will make my way up the West Coast of Africa, entering Namibia first, then Angola, DRC, Congo, Gabon etc etc.
I will be traveling through 33 African countries, covering a total distance of almost 40 000 kilometers over 11/12 months.
Amongst some of the things I will be doing on the trip will be promoting women in motorcycling and road safety as FIM-Africa (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme) ambassador. I will be taking part in two rallies in Morocco in October. The rallies will serve as preparation for the Dakar Rally 2014.
So yeh, that's me. Big dreams, big goals...bit of a crazy nut. :thumleft:
Looking forward to sharing my experiences. I'm sure there are bound to be some interesting ones. :mwink:
A bunch of people have suggested I join the forum...so I finally got it together.
My name is Jolandie Rust. Everyone knows me as Jo.
I currently live in the City of Gold. Good old Jozi.
I'm an adventurer at heart and will be launching (or rather re-launching) on a little adventure in a few weeks time. ;D
I started out on a bicycle, pedaling all over the place. The BIG dream has always been to be the first woman to ride all the way around Africa, solo. After years of planning I finally got to launch from Cape Town, last year April. (2011) I made it to Northern Angola, where 4 young inebriated, French speaking fellas decided to relieve me of my bike and most of my gear. By way of flinging around their machetes and knives.
So now I'm starting over again and putting a bit more muscle into it. By way of a BMW Dakar. 8)
I have a Kawasaki KLR 650. Though it's engine seized at 5000 km's. It's currently being fixed. I was going to make my merry way around Africa on that, but have decided on a different approach. Hence the Dakar.
My launch date is set for 7 April '12, from Cape Agulhas. From here I will make my way up the West Coast of Africa, entering Namibia first, then Angola, DRC, Congo, Gabon etc etc.
I will be traveling through 33 African countries, covering a total distance of almost 40 000 kilometers over 11/12 months.
Amongst some of the things I will be doing on the trip will be promoting women in motorcycling and road safety as FIM-Africa (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme) ambassador. I will be taking part in two rallies in Morocco in October. The rallies will serve as preparation for the Dakar Rally 2014.
So yeh, that's me. Big dreams, big goals...bit of a crazy nut. :thumleft:
Looking forward to sharing my experiences. I'm sure there are bound to be some interesting ones. :mwink:
