these Cheetahs are every where, especially in Etosha, but dont bother you, just walk by

Now this cobra on the side of the road can spit in your eye at 5m away, and if you dont wash it out quickly it wil blind you. And yes it does bite also.
one of the locals shoooed it away, strange he didnt kill it??
2 1/2m of nasty snake,

Mercats, funny busy little animals that seem to do everything in groups.
Even have security lookouts everywhere. but very fats when they move. Their enemies are the Eagles and snakes

heres a few bigger one going for their evening drink

Plenty of water at the moment for the animals to play in, this baby elephant was having alot of fun

Couldnt figure this one out, it didnt work bet even so who put it there? BT?

some of the wonderful rocks along the roads, strange designs yet quite scenic













that mountain is quite far away













oops rocky road time, this is the bits which are tricky,















Now then, lets gooooo












wheres the river? Gone...

This is a typical desert road, made of gravel and usualy very long and straight. bit wobbly with all our weight but can get up to 80kmph on it.
just watch for the animals that are just plain dumb on roads

NEWS BREAK

We sent 2 of the best riders out to take a look at the areas and the route, that was at 5am today, they're back just and with good news, only the far north is suffering some floods on the roads, however some pot holes are full of water and to be avoided. (rain is slight now)
so looks like the ride is still on, and we are getting impatient too.

So in the am after packing the kit on the bikes today and a good nights sleep, (a few beers) we will be on our way regardless.
Yah cant kep a good biker down, especially after all we have been through, so......its the big OFF in the morning and standby for the reports and pics.

Definitely a few beers tonight...........
waterproof pants,,,boots...earplugs...helmet...GPS on..start your Freaking Engine Peter.........

This is what everyone is complaining about, these "Quads" or ATV's. They are used by so many tourists and rip up the environment, changing the pattern of the plant growth and the seeds blow by the wind.
Now they can only go in designated places and tours.
Typical Fukcing Tourists !!

This is what the skies look like at the moment, a lot cooler though

Windhoek airport, a small place, no customs just a quick check of the passports and thats it...














Windhoek city 40kms from the airport, this place has everything, but so "German" in its design and culture
again another clean city

crocodile are frequent here, watch em or else...







old smoky, a old train now at the station and used as a museum piece











city sights








nice clean city

Update Today March 29

06.15am Namibia
Well we had thought the vacation had gone to the dogs, but after talking with the local authorities and residents here, the main affected part is Northern Namibia, and elsewhere mostly showers like it been all night.
So... we still have the chance to do our thing here.

We also talked to the travel companies and they also said they havnt canceled anything..
so...... looking good.
But we were told the animals are slower now due to the rains and look out for the big deers on the roads as they are just Dumb SOB's I think he said they were Kudu's.

so in the language of the international biker,,,Fukc it were off.............................>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

LATEST NEWS

Namibia has declared a national emergency in five regions after floods killed 42 people and displaced thousands, with no end in sight.

"Namibia is gravely concerned over the destructive impact of the forces of nature that first brought a drought, and now severe floods," President Hifikepunye Pohamba told reporters, while calling for international help to repair roads, bridges and provide humanitarian assistance.

According to the country's emergency management unit chief, more than 4,500 people have also been made homeless in central and northern Namibia after heavy rains in neighboring Angola led to devastating floods in early March.

Most of the victims were young children or old people who appeared to have drowned when crossing floodplains at night.

The rain in Angola turns normally dry floodplains - known as "Oshonas" in Namibia - into raging rivers, washing away roads and bridges
TV Press March 28.2008

looks nice but loads of water under that green grassy area

FLOODED OUT

Rain has been coming down in the bucket loads, this is due to the 3 weeks continuous storms in Angola. Which in effect runs into Namibia, especially the NW and NE of the areas.

kashota is totally flooded out, and yes its part of our route too. so have to check our a few things now.....aaaah

The picture is the main highway we took, just a common road really, the other one is the type we will be traveling later and most probably the rest of the way. So time will be cut down and lots more care to be taken. And no doubt the Dust....

well we are up here now, a 75 miles or so journey, roads were mostly good so quite good time, here we stay overnight as tommorrow its down and dirty on the dusty roads ahead, slight rain nothing to worry about, bit cooler and mud flying a bit.
This place is also modern and got the lot. But this is our last stop of comfort and goodies.
Now the real riding begins areound the Cheetah park and onto the desert roads or whatever they are to northern Namibia......

hello what does that mean? Theres Baboons on the roads?
they are big SOB's for sure, especially if you hit one, Eyes open guys Monkeys on the roads...YYaaahhooo

Now getting off the sot sand is not so easy, this is a annoying start, but the fish compensated for the aggro

ouch ouch its Hot, but sooo "Sarap" haha tagalog word there slipped in, meaning "Tasty"
what a way to live, what do you think. game for it ??

There yah go, BBQ breakfast on the go, smells really good to, sad no french fries but hey who's complaining...

catching "Breakfast" now this is going to taste good, a BBQ we reckoned, you know the smoky fish taste hhmm

Another sign welcoming us to South Africa, although we are in the South West. Ah well near enough.

Welcome to Namibia what a sign, at last here and traveling, lots of dust at the moment but what .....

now this is a a friendly elephant just passing through our camp site, didnt bother anyone and seemed quite unconcerned that we were there on his way through.
Amazing this Africa...

Didnt expect this one, but however here its expect the unexpected and keep your eyes on the roads.

Windhoek a very Germanized town and the capitol of Namibia. reasonably modern and lots to seee. However this is only our "Starting" place as we have a long way to go yet

Were Here.....

Thats it were here, day tripping at the moment getting all the bits and pieces, but a few pics for you to get along with.

lots more later as you can imagine....

68 degrees now cool and mild weather, although they said maybe rain later ??? Yuk thats all we need rain and MUD AAAhhh..
All the fun of the game ................

Videos on this blog

Just figured out how to include videos here, now thats a nice help. Will get what i can from the lads and post them too
First one is just a taste of the riding conditions of previous trips

Riding on the roads, what its like..

PART TWO

So with our trusty steeds ready and able, maps in pockets, hoy wheres my map. ok got it.
and the routes planned, 3500kms of roads that are not autobahns, everyone is excited to be on the off.

Now we got nervous, have we got everything? What if ....? and what about a serious accident...? and also...?..aaah shat up. .....and let get going before we change our minds..
Well 1 year of talking and 3 months of physical training. 6 weeks of planning and two weeks of fitting the bikes. Are we READY or What??????

All dressed up and on the bike, and its fukcing Hot!! lets ggooooo...........................

and were off...................

Part One

Well after a year of talking and ideas we finally decided to take a trip to Africa. Why Africa? Well this country has the most that has not been explored, even though we are going to a much favored place by tourists we feel that Namibia still has a lot to offer the Rider on a bike.

Alll details were discussed and all the relevant items, such as "Cost" time routes and sight seeing. Plus the bikes and what to take. After reading many bike touring forums we have got a general idea and the rest we make up for our own needs. But lots of tips were taken from previous riders experiences.

Getting there was a problem as most flights do not go direct, so one here, another there and the last one to Windhoek and we are set. haha maybe.

The bikes had to be stripped and looked at for anything that could go wrong, like oil leaks, suspensions and chains, tires and lights all was carefully checked. Then the luggage wracks had to be fitted and aligned so that the center of gravity was kept low. Then try the luggage and see whats what........

Then of course us, any medical problems, physical moans and groans and clothing for the rides and rest time. Rest time Tents, yep had to take them to..
Food was not a problem, as i contacted a old military friend who sent me 6 boxes of 10 man rations, the newer type that is space age design. A Fresh meal in a bag that can be eaten hot or cold but it is a real meal, like chicken supreme with "Real Chicken and sauces".

The two hardest items were fuel and water, both we would need a lot of, as gas stations were not to close together, and water is a scarcity in African desert regions. So, 5x 1 gallon containers of gas on the bike plus 4 of water..now thats heavy. Water was put into the space age bags instead of hard containers, easier to fit now. Also we managed to get the soft containers for the gas to, tip from a bikers site...
All thats left is our own personal stuff and we are loaded...are we ?? Check again !!

Medical kits, phones, laptops, cameras, video set ups, gps where are we going to put all this stuff???
How about a trailer??? hahaha no thanks..