Africa
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Day 25072 Namibia cycling Aus to Seeheim
Sat 19th March 2016 I’ve now given up on the route described by Thomas Anderson in his excellent blog. Basically me and my bike can’t hack the dirt roads or more precisely the sand -( So today I sped along the gorgeous tarmac road towards Keetmanshoop. A fantastic 104 miler comfortably done under my own steam…
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Day 25071 185 miles in a Toyota Landcruiser
Some might say sanity has returned others may say why choose to go on a mega family outing with 6 adults and 7 energetic young kids 🙂 I decided to take a day of, Abrie & Ilze-Marie offered to let me tag along on their tour of Kolmanskop, Diaz Cross & Luderitz. Tomorrow a whole…
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Day 25070 Biking Namibia – Rosh Pinah to Aus
Thurs 17 March Today was always going to be hard as the 105 miles between Rosh Pinah & Aus there is precisely niet. A couple of business guys at the hotel said they would arrange a lift on one of their trucks but of course no call came. So after wasting way to much time on trying…
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Biking for softies in Africa – Noordoewer to Rosh Pinah
Wed 16th March The day started well. Way before sunrise I was having a breakfast at the local Wimpy bar and stocking up with energy bars (why oh why does everything here have to be covered in chocolate which turns into gooey mass by 10am). I turned on the light and pedalled of in the…
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Biking Africa – 2016-03-15 Steinkopf to Noordoewer (Namibia
Tues 15 March 2016 An early start I was out on the road at half past six, sans breakfast apart from a handful of grapes. After going up the inevitable hill it was a long steady downhill on an empty road and gorgeous watching the landscape change colour with the rising sun. Even getting a…
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Biking Africa – Springbok to Steinkopf
Monday 14 March 2016 After a dreadful disturbed nights sleep caused by a bunch of flies who kept waking me up. I finally departed the caravan park after 9am 🙁 and with no breakfast. My good samaritans Eugene & Marti had hitched their caravan up and departed so I was unable to say farewell to…
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Biking Africa – Garies to Springbok
Well Sophia’s Guest House came up trumps with an excellent breakfast for me, such a pity that the Harley club had booked the place out so I couldn’t sleep there. With a final top up of drinks and sweets at the new 24 hour petrol station I was away with the good name of Garies…
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Biking Africa Nuwerus to Garies
After sleeping like the proverbial log I awoke to a magnificent full on breakfast cooked by Kobus, really excellent 🙂 He gave me the low down on the way and made sure I left with over 3 litres of water & pumped my tyres up with a proper pump. After taking my picture for his…
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Biking Africa – Lamberts Bay to Nuwerus
Friday 11 March 2016 A really tough biking day after a bad night with an upset stomach. Pretty sure it was the carrot cake from Isabella’s restaurant that was the culprit 🙁 I took one of my Ciprofloxacin pills which cleared it up by mid morning. However, when I went to get the bike from…
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Biking Africa – Velddrif to Lamberts Bay
I managed to get a £2 haircut at the hotel after breakfast and then stocked up with drink before setting out at 9am on the coast road. Just outside Velddrif there was a lovely new thatched beach restaurant, Soverby Lapa, which I couldn’t resist taking a closer look 🙂 It was so gorgeous sitting on the deck…