Right Around Africa

[jorust]

Spoke to Lybia embassy today again. They said we can get tourist visa's for Lybia, and we do not need escort. we do need invitation letter from hotel and some emigration letter you can get at the consulate in Tunis. We will get ours in Alexandria.

strongs  :thumleft:

Fabulous!!! Dankie dat jy laat weet.  :thumleft:

 

[jorust]

A Polish magazine dedicated to woman in motorcycling did an article on me. The article was published today.

https://www.motocaina.pl/Stworzona_do_jazdy_motocyklem_rozmowa_z_Jolandie_Rust,3,906,7902,1.html

I don't really have any power over what the media publishes and have read articles before that I hadn't even been aware had been written/published.
With this one though, they did ask for my permission to do an article and conducted an online interview.

I'll get to the point: The heading made me cringe.

Stworzona do jazdy motocyklem: rozmowa z Jolandie Rust

Zawsze chciała dokonać czegoś wielkiego. Najpierw udało jej się przejechać przez Afrykę rowerem. Niewiele później na kolejną ekspedycję wyruszyła motocyklem. Rozmawiamy z Jolandie Rust, pierwszą kobietą, która na BMW F650GS przemierza Czarny Ląd.

Translation:

Designed to ride a motorcycle: a conversation with Jolandie Rust

I always wanted to do something great. First, she managed to ride a bicycle through Africa. Not much later, another expedition set off on a motorcycle. We talk to Jolandie Rust, the first woman on a BMW F650GS travels the Black Continent.

That's the part that made me cringe. Never mind the fact that they got some facts wrong...like I didn't actually make it THROUGH Africa on my bicycle. But how long will we still be referred to as the "Black continent" or "Dark continent"...?

Okay...ranting over.

 

[1ougat]

Remember any publicity is good publicity .... Maybe someone in Poland BMW reads this and offer you a bike .....

 

[Geotraveller]

Hahahaha Roll with it Jo, it all serves to help I believe.

Keep on keeping on!

Namaste.

 

[jorust]

Hehe. Thanks guys. I've learned a long time ago not to take the media to heart at times. But sometimes there are small things that irk me a little bit.  8)

Nevertheless - Still loving my time on the dark continent.  :ricky:  :mwink:

 

[jorust]

On a lighter note:

Can the Southern Cross/Crux be seen in the Northern Hemisphere?

A friend of mine and I had debated this point before I left home. He had ridden through Africa along the East Coast a few times on his bike and said he couldn't see the Southern Cross after he had crossed the Equator.

Derick, the site manager on the mine where I'm staying, mentioned a few nights ago that he saw the Southern Cross.

And what do you know, it's true! The other night a bunch of us stood outside and there it was, visible just above the horizon!

So now I know.  :mwink:

 

[jorust]

I have now received my visas for Mauritania and Morocco. I don’t need a visa for Senegal, so that’s a big bonus. My new best friend Pat, went to a great deal of trouble and organized my visas for me in Bamako and on top of all he refuses to let me pay for it!

And my friends Derick and Chrisjan have allowed me to stay for almost two weeks now, giving me a bed, warm shower, food, internet!! How lucky can a girl get?!

This is what the next leg of my journey looks like:

From Gonkouto (Mali), I will make my way to Saly (Senegal). I will stay over with friends in Saly. From there I will make my way to St Louis. Here I will stay over at the well-known Zebra Bar. Then I will cross the border to Mauritania at the notorious Rosso border post. From Rosso I make my way to Nouakchott, Nouadhibou and then cross into Western Sahara and on to Rabat where I will spend some time applying for visas again.

Approximately 4000 Kilometers.

Sahara…here I come!!

 

[TVB]

Ai jy is gelukkig, jou pad is 'geteer'  deur Afrika en ons geniet jou storie - gooi kiekies asb :deal:

 

[White Rhino]

Rock on :thumright:

 

[Kenisis]

But how long will we still be referred to as the "Black continent" or "Dark continent"...?

Hey Jo.

Al lot of the places that i have been in the world give me the same astounding comment, "If you come from South Africa why arent you Black?" It is a general perception that most of every one in africa is black. I think it is mostly that people are just unaware that there are other people on our continent.

It is most certainly not a "Race" thing as much as people think that we have Giraffes and Lions walking through our streets!

Enjoy the journey!

 

[TVB]

''Dark Africa or Black Africa' has got nothing to do with the black African people. It is commontly reffered to by Western/European people because:
1: They think it is a big Jungle with thousands of wild animals and forests all over
2: They have seen movies like blood diamonds and other which is putting the emphasis on cruelty and violent crime without limits. Again not 'black in color' related but 'DARK' as for in DANGER and Misterious Africa.
3: People on the other side of the Oceans are actually having this 'fanticy' about the Jungle' - please don't ever be offended by this for they actually means good, they actually admire us who live here!  :thumleft:

 

[jorust]

''Dark Africa or Black Africa' has got nothing to do with the black African people. It is commontly reffered to by Western/European people because:
1: They think it is a big Jungle with thousands of wild animals and forests all over
2: They have seen movies like blood diamonds and other which is putting the emphasis on cruelty and violent crime without limits. Again not 'black in color' related but 'DARK' as for in DANGER and Misterious Africa.
3: People on the other side of the Oceans are actually having this 'fanticy' about the Jungle' - please don't ever be offended by this for they actually means good, they actually admire us who live here!  :thumleft:

TVB - You just changed my whole point of view on this matter. Thank you!  :thumleft:

 

[Skipskop]

And you still want to join the ?"DARK" side Jorust ;-) ;-) ;-)

 

[jorust]

And you still want to join the ?"DARK" side Jorust ;-) ;-) ;-)

:lol8:  :lol8:  Ummmmm.....yes!  :ricky:

 

[Roela]

Bly om te hoor jy is nog veilig en aan die gang! Sterkte.

 

[Gerard]

Ry veilig  :thumleft:

 

[jorust]

Dankie julle. Waardeer die boodskappies!  :thumleft:

 

[jorust]

:ricky: A bit of news on another front:   :ricky:

I've been elected to sit on the Women in Motorcycling Commission for the FIM-Africa Continental Union.

Before I left on my trip I was invited to attend the FIM-Africa annual congress that was held in Cape Town, in November 2011. Here it was decided that I would act as the FIM-Africa ambassador for the African continent whilst on my trip. And now I sit on one of the continental union commissions.

What is FIM?

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) is an international organisation acting in all matters connected with motorcycling activities and, as such, is active in domains as varied as sport, the environment, mobility, road safety, legal affairs, and the protective and defence of the rights and interests of motorcycle users.  As far as motorcycle sports are concerned, the FIM is the supreme and sole international authority empowered to control international motorcycling events organised under its jurisdiction throughout the world.

https://www.fim-africa.com/women-in-motorcycling

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[Hinksding]

:ricky: A bit of news on another front:   :ricky:

I've been elected to sit on the Women in Motorcycling Commission for the FIM-Africa Continental Union.

Before I left on my trip I was invited to attend the FIM-Africa annual congress that was held in Cape Town, in November 2011. Here it was decided that I would act as the FIM-Africa ambassador for the African continent whilst on my trip. And now I sit on one of the continental union commissions.

What is FIM?

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) is an international organisation acting in all matters connected with motorcycling activities and, as such, is active in domains as varied as sport, the environment, mobility, road safety, legal affairs, and the protective and defence of the rights and interests of motorcycle users.  As far as motorcycle sports are concerned, the FIM is the supreme and sole international authority empowered to control international motorcycling events organised under its jurisdiction throughout the world.

https://www.fim-africa.com/women-in-motorcycling

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Eerste keer dat ek hierop afkom, en ek subscribe met 'n groen gesig  :thumleft:

Voorspoed met die res

 

[Mzee]

Go well.