SlowPoke
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This thread is here to assist Drazil and me to plan a long range 2 to 3 week trip from PE, through Namibiee, the Kaprivi, Vic Falls and back down through Botswana. Now neither of us have done this before and part of this thread is to gather information, tips and plans on how to do this thing. We are not planning on going alone, Herms has already indicated he is tagging along with us and we would not mind if other brave adventurers want to also come along.
In order to keep things neat I am opening a few posts below this one in order to organise our information and plans.
Dates: Not yet fixed but we intend to make the most of the April public holidays to minimise the amount of productive work days we will lose
Duration: two to three weeks
Intended distances per day: We are aiming for a maximum of 500km per day
Roads: we will take tar and good gravel mostly with the occaisional forray into technical terrain
Specific points of interest: namibie dunes, fish river, a skeleton town, windhoek, the kaprivi, vic falls, possibly mana pools, possibly chobe, kgalagadi
Budget: shoestring
Bikes: 800GS, 1200GS, 400DRZ, more to follow???
Preferred beverages at stops: beer, beer, beer
Skill level: novice at touring, somewhat experienced at general riding
Advice needed: LOTS
Ok, this thread will be fleshed out in time.
This thread is here to assist Drazil and me to plan a long range 2 to 3 week trip from PE, through Namibiee, the Kaprivi, Vic Falls and back down through Botswana. Now neither of us have done this before and part of this thread is to gather information, tips and plans on how to do this thing. We are not planning on going alone, Herms has already indicated he is tagging along with us and we would not mind if other brave adventurers want to also come along.
In order to keep things neat I am opening a few posts below this one in order to organise our information and plans.
Dates: Not yet fixed but we intend to make the most of the April public holidays to minimise the amount of productive work days we will lose
Duration: two to three weeks
Intended distances per day: We are aiming for a maximum of 500km per day
Roads: we will take tar and good gravel mostly with the occaisional forray into technical terrain
Specific points of interest: namibie dunes, fish river, a skeleton town, windhoek, the kaprivi, vic falls, possibly mana pools, possibly chobe, kgalagadi
Budget: shoestring
Bikes: 800GS, 1200GS, 400DRZ, more to follow???
Preferred beverages at stops: beer, beer, beer
Skill level: novice at touring, somewhat experienced at general riding
Advice needed: LOTS
Ok, this thread will be fleshed out in time.
