Once again I bloody woke up at 5:30 a.m., but finally had a good night's sleep. Had no milk so still haven't had breakfast on the trip. Keith ate some crap he puts yoghurt and swears by it, but you cannot believe everything those KTM guys say. Went up the coast to Henties Bay which was 70 km North on a salt Road. Approaching Henties we hit a Blizzard, which coming from Montana is nothing new, except this was ferociously hot wind blowing sand across the road at 30-40 kmph and I was basically getting sand blasted and baked all at once. Stopped in at a lovely restaurant had a brunch, coffee, juice, eggs, bacon, toast and Chips for R 35 ($2). Left Henties and the windustry was relentless for about another hour as we headed NE to Vis on a good gravel road, if you were on a BMW. Refueled at Vis and had a1/2 litre of water then onwards but then Keith'so Pajero had a puncture which we changed,well mostly me. Onwards again and then came across some foreigners car that she had just rolled, they have been taken away and were okay, so we were told. They just lost it over corrected and there it lay on its side!
Alongside the road got a tire repair place, so we pulled in and there in the middle of nowhere the guy fixed the tire. It was 34 Degrees C and I asked a guy, who was wearing longs, at what temp does he wear shorts. He said it was not hot enough yet and it would need to get to 20 degrees hotter and he may consider it!. Tire fixed and onto Twyfelfontein which was quite a knarly road if you were in a Pajero or the likes. On a BMW it was a breeze except for the goats and ostrich. Thankfully they had a written warning for Elephants, so I was prepared for that at least. Found a campsite on the river bank, well it hasn'the flowed in years butility nonetheless it's on the river bank. Too hot to eat, not like I've missed too many meals lately, but rehydrated with a few Windhoek Lagers on the dry river bank! From Henties to Vis was flat desert, nothing, then from Vis North, mountains begin to appear and amazing rock formations began rising out of the desert.
As I am mentioned in this blog I must add my comment: The ride up through the Naukluft was super and after the obligatory stop at the Tropic of Cancer for pics we had a super road all the way into Walvis Bay to Dune 7. The temp. was hitting 35c and the ride from Walvis to Swakopmund was relatively cooler along the coast. I think Roy has omitted this leg ? The trip from Swakkop to Twyfelfontein was quite a challenge for Roy in the Sandstorm (definitely not a blizzard) where the temp. peaked at 40c at times I could not see Roy.I offered Roy my buff but I think the KTM thingy came into play as he refused it ? The road from Outjo was not the best I have experienced in Namibia and being in a vehicle is not the a comfortable ride.
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