Today was text book “How not to Adventure Bike”, precisely the reason we do “Adventure Bootcamps”. Something small escalates into a crazy sequence of events and things spiral out of control. In groups, things escalate more easily and good intentions go bad, often making the situation exponentially worse. Having the presence of mind to notice … Read more
Yesterday Namibia fed us Lemons, so we made Lemonade. We also made a public service video of it, “Changing tyres by Committee!” With knobblies already shearing off The Generals front tyre, punctures were no surprise. Although a punctured rear was! Very quickly the committee agreed to swap Andy 990 (tube) rear Mitas EO7 with Martins … Read more
Delayed start to the day while we waited for Duneworx Yamaha to open, so I could fit a new tyre. Good thing as laundry was still wet from the previous day. Dropped with housekeeping to tumble dry while we feasted at breakfast which looked more like a desert table! Rushed off to Yamaha just on … Read more
Turns out Ed has a broken upper arm, but is safely back in Cape Town with his family. His bike will return to Cape Town in two weeks when his rescuer travels down to collect his restored Africa Twin. Love the way these things have a way of working themselves out! Forgot to mention the … Read more
A beautiful morning rudely interrupted by the sand monster claiming one of our party. Fortunately he is ok, but on his way back to Cape Town with a suspected shoulder injury. Despite the setback, another great days riding. Stayed at Tsauchab again, always a winner, great braai with the lads with heated debate solving the … Read more
So day one lived up to its expectations. Last year we lost a gear lever, this year an alternator inspection cover. But we made a plan and the show goes on. Blistering sandstorm and some serious cross winds, we managed the 150km to our awesome destination, Canyon Village. 1290 is just sublime in these conditions, … Read more