“We did’t know we were making memories, all we knew was that we were having Fun !!! ”
That is what has been running though my head all day. How super blessed, lucky and fortunate I am to have been able to complete part of my Dream-Trip. The continents that await will no doubt have a few curve-balls and surprises, pleasant and un-pleasant, but I think we have by now figured-out the “Recipe” to make it work.… Read More
As some of the people I know reading this Blog only looks at the pictures, I have decided to start this last Blog (until the next continent) with my closing paragraph in this blog, that way I might get you to read some of the “deep stuff” and maybe this will put you in touch with your feminine-side and touch an emotional part of you that you never knew you had :
This has been a journey of discovery, not just the discovery of different cultures, people, places and countries, more than anything, it has been a journey of self-discovery, plus the discovery of the human spirit in the people we met, and for me, also a learning-curve as I was constantly exposed to a different way of thinking, a different way to approach and overcome problems.… Read More
“Construction has Begun” to the Blog and it is currently getting a new look and will be made more user friendly. I will also be adding some information on the next two Legs, (one in Africa and one in the USA) and as soon as the up-grade is complete, I will let you know to go and have a look.… Read More
The 5 of us are back at work and life carries on. Actually, I feel a little depressed as I have actually just been working, (all work and no play makes Johan a dull boy,) but I did make time to plan a few trips (to Hermanus next week, then to Eastern Cape with the In-Laws and then a dive trip to Sodwana in August.)… Read More
At the end of July the three RSA Bikes (mine, Rocky’s and Peens’s) and our beloved Back-up, (Brutus, Bakkie, Bucky, name it what you like, this Land Cruiser followed us for almost 45 000km over two Continents and not even once did it miss a beat, once it got new tyres, once it needed a jump-start and once when the fuel-filter was so-clogged-up did it almost die, but proved to be as solid as the rock of Gebralta,) arrived back home.… Read More
The 5 of us left Johannesburg at lunch-time, but this time the 5 were not the same 5 that did the previous trips. Tex and Pie’s “American KTM’s” were shipped back to the USA when Rocky, Peens and mine were shipped back to RSA. On this trip we were joined by two of Peens’s Paragliding Buddies, Charles & Marinus, both on BMW’s.… Read More
We left early as we knew we had a very long day ahead, out of the 460km only 100km was going to be on tar roads. The rain had stopped but the road was not bad at all, the scenery was beautiful. We set of towards the village of Normandiene on the gravel road.
We had a choice between two passes, either Mullers Pass or Normandiene Pass.… Read More
We had a wonderful breakfast with all the tourist that slept at Sani Top Chalets with us and then we went for a photo next to the newly opened Mall of Sani.
We were surprised to find a newly tar road that was built between Sani Pass and Mokgotlong. I was very thankful for this 50km Get-Out-Of-Jail Road as I knew that we had a 80km stretch of road classified as a 4X4 Road ahead of us past Sehonghong and I remember how the last 40 km of the days ride was done after sun-set the last time I did this route.… Read More
Before Breakfast the Spares-man delivered a car battery and very thin copper wire which looked like it come with the compliments from the building-site next to his shop. A plan was made:
The battery was strapped onto the back of the bike and the copper wires were run under the seat, problem solved we thought, but Murphy had a few other plan with us.… Read More
A photo of my Basotho Hut :
After a breakfast we went to the reception to collect the BMW’s battery which we charged over night from the Lodge’s bank of batteries (which gets charged by solar during the day, they are 100% off-grid and only start their generator when there was not enough sun to re-charge all their batteries during the day.… Read More
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