the new Namaqua National Park... mapping mission

[Bessie]

The old man set of on Tuesday from george.. me joining him from stellenbosch to Langebaan (Lientjiesklip campsite)

Chris en Marie

Meeting other T4A partners in Lutzville the next day.

Old man (Wouter Brand) on the F800
Me (Bessie Brand) on the x country
Johann Groenewald on the KTM
And Johann Marais in Land Cruiser.

The idea was to reach De Beers Camp 10 [S30.91541 E17.60392] and map the park on Thursday. But the sand battle was 28km too long for me.

As the sun set over our make shift fire the Land Cruiser finally came back to rescue us from a Energybar for supper Father and Daugter evening. These are photos of De beers camp 10 the next morning.

Strangely the sand demons entered my comfort zone the next day and the 2 teamed mapping went clock work. (of miskien was ek maar net gatvol vir al die kak sand)

Friday morning Wouter set out North from Hondeklipbaai aiming for Angola in the next month. Solo. The rest came back south.

Oja... en die antwoord is nee... we don’t get to do this all the time.

I am going to get my facts straight on the park and will post the info here. Here is a screen dump of the raw mapping data.

 

[SierraWhisky]

Great pics, Bessie. Makes me think, I must submit me and Wouter's recent ride report through the Baviaans, Prince Alfred & 7-passes.

Cheers

SW

 

[Gee eS]

Nice picks.
Why were you mapping the park?

 

[fat b]

Nice ! :thumleft:

 

[Jacko]

Lekker Wouter, jou ou Filistyn!  :thumleft:

Bessie, is Wouter jou pa? Sorry, kan nie lekker agter die kap van die byl kom nie?

Ek het na die EC Bash een aand by hom oorgeslaap.

 

[Zonkelnut]

oom Wouter from T4A? If it is him, I would love to contact him. Old friend of mine for oh so many years. Lost contact with him when US thing.

Please inform me PLEASE!

 

[Bessie]

Yip... wouter is my old man... but you can just call him...  old man.

He is only back on the 25 November.

 

[Zonkelnut]

Yip... wouter is my old man... but you can just call him...  old man.

He is only back on the 25 November.

...

 

[LeonDude]

Nice RR!  :thumleft:

 

[husky]

Nice one Bessie,

So good to see the T4A stalwarts doing it themselves and quite a tough ride by the looks of things.

Was this Wouter's training for Angola?

 

[Bessie]

stalwarts! 

 

[Johann Groenewald]

Nice one Bessie,

So good to see the T4A stalwarts doing it themselves and quite a tough ride by the looks of things.

Was this Wouter's training for Angola?

Wouter is on his way to Angola (visa permitting).  I see he is in Walvis at the moment and was complaining about the demons on the C14 between Solitaire and Walvis.  He will try to find a way through to Zambia from Luanda...  Should be an great RR.

 

[weskus]

stalwarts!   

Just love that trip along the westcoast.... Bessie, jy toe al bietjie opgehook met daai ou in Moz?? Dinge ht so bietjie verander vir my, is besig om van werk te verander, begin 1 Des by ander company, maar ek het van 20 Nov tot 1 Des af, miskien 'n kort trippie deurwerk, laat weet maar....

 

[Bessie]

ek sien ek het nog so druppeltjie verlof oor... so ek hoop rerig `n mini moz trip werk uit. maar ja... moeilik om nou al te se.

 

[husky]

His planned Eastern Agola jaunt should be truly epic. Walks the walk and an inspiration - not to mention a usually calm head on T4A. Salud to you too Mr Groenewald - great work!

 

[pietafrika]

Bessie, ons het jou Pa in Rosh Pinah raak geloop op 17 Oktober. Lekker ontbyt ge-eet en hy het aangedring om te betaal.


By pdpafrica

 

[Bessie]

piet!

hierdie is great stuff!

Wouter is oppad terug na hy moeilikheid opgetel het met sy suspention.

 

[Bessie]

uit die KTM dae uit....

 

[pietafrika]

Yes Bessie

Jammer om te hoor.  Hy was so trots op sy BMW met die KTM suspension.  Gaan hy dit laat reg maak en die trip voort sit?  Ek het hom gese om my te kontak as hy hier deur KZN kom.  Hy het my detail.  Stuur groete.

Piet