Begin: Keetmanshoop
Eindpunt: Windhoek
Afstand vir dag: 524 km
Niks loop altyd soos beplan nie.
Na 'n lekker vroeë wegspring vanoggend het die dag se ry goed afgeloop. Ek sit nou hier tussen Windhoek en die lughawe waar ek more (Vrydag) vroeg ons leerlinge gaan ontvang. Windhoek se lughawe sit mos ver weg uit Windhoek.
In elk geval, ek sit nou en kyk na die mooiste sonsondergang. Ek wil dit vir julle vertel maar die internet werk nie. Daar is geen manier dat ek kan konnekteer nie. Maar vir die eerste keer ooit kan ek 'n e-pos van my selfoon stuur. In SA wou dit nooit werk nie, nou werk dit hier tussen bos en duin.
Die beste van die motorfietstoer tot nou toe is my slaapgewoontes. In SA slaap ek redelik min. Ek wil meer slaap maar ek kan nie. Nie hier nie. Na so 'n dag in die saal sukkel ek nog om teen 8 my oë oop te hou.
Met die broek en opklim gaan dit al beter. Ek het nou die geheim uitgevind: Ek moet vir my kruisbande kry. Ek het dikwels al by ander motorfietsryers gesien dat hulle kruisbande dra. Nou weet ek hoekom. Hierdie motorfietsbroeke sak af, en net so min as wat 'n man kan hardloop met sy broek om sy enkels net so min kan 'n mens op 'n KLR 650 klim as die broek hang.
Ek het vandag my saal net twee keer raak geskop en my bagasiesakke een keer. Ek doen nou wat sportmanne doen: Ek visualiseer. Ek sien hoe ek met die eerste skop my been los bo-oor die saal kry. Dit werk.
Ek het nou vir twee dae die wind letterlik van voor gehad met die ry. Die fiets se brandstofverbruik het skrikwekkend geval. Ek kon hier nog maklik die groot dorpe haal, maar volgende week op die Trans Kalahari Highway gaan dit 'n ander storie wees. Oor 'n afstand van meer as 800km is daar net een gehuggie met 'n brandstofpomp, by Kang. Ek sal Kang moet haal met een tenk, kom wat wil. As die ooswind waai, gaan dit moeilikheid beteken. Dan sal ek die spoed na 80 moet afbring.
Ek hou van die tipe Russiese roulette: Gaan die brandstof genoeg wees, of nie? Indien nie kan dit 'n lang stoot word. Gelukkig het ek my stoel en slapranthoed daarby. As ek die fiets snags stoot, het ek miskien 'n beter kans dat 'n luiperd nie in my as prooi sal belangstel nie. Waar is die spotprentekenaars? Kan julle julle jul dit voorstel hoe dit snags lyk: 'n Man wat sy motorfiets stoot, op sy kop 'n slapranthoed, en bo-oor al die bagasie nog 'n stoeltjie vasgemaak. En dan nog die rooi David Kramer skoene agter op die bagasie.
Nou het ek genoeg twak geskryf (Dorothee, het jy al die Afrikaans verstaan?)
Groete!
Foto 1: Kindergartenkindertjies op 'n uitstappie êrens heen - Mariantal
Foto 2 is van die Reiterdenkmal in Windhoek.
I am going to neglect the English section today. Sorry guys!
Today the riding was quite easy after the heat of the yesterday. I had a strong headwind the last two days. As a result of that the fuel consumption of the bike was quite high. That would be interesting next week on the Trans Kalahari Highway when over a distance of 800km there is only one village with a petrol pump. I have to get to Kang to fill up for the rest of the way. I look forward to spending one night somewhere under the stars in the Kalahari!
I took only a few photographs, of which I would like to share two with you.
Photo 1: A group of Kindergarten children on their way to somewhere. They were so joyful and waved to all the people. Can you imagine what police in Europe would do should they see something like that?
Photo 2: Arrival in Windhoek with the Reiterdenkmal in the background.
I couldn't get internet access at all. Will try again in Windhoek tomorrow (Friday).
1 comment:
Hey Lodie!
It sounds like you need a care package from the States with my favorite lip balm - if there's one thing I detest, it's when my lips are chapped and feeling raw - and Carmex is the cure!
I can't believe the picture with the small children in the truck! The only time I see anything like that here is during a parade. I can't imagine how large the ticket would be from the police otherwise.
It's amazing what is normal for some cultures and isn't for others.
I hope your trip is going well. I'd love to have some of that hot weather you speak of - it was very cold here today - only 19 degrees! YUCKO!
The closest I've ever been to the Kalahari is in The Wisconsin Dells. It's an indoor water park called The Kalahari Resort Wisconsin Dells. It's all desert themed - you should check out the webpage for fun and see how it compares to the real thing!
I will probably not be updating my blog much this weekend or the beginning of next week. My Father-in-Law was diagnosed with lung cancer and is having his entire left lung removed next Tuesday. If you smoke....please try and quit....this is such a sad thing to see! Life is too short to die from smoking.
On a lighter note, I'm glad you enjoy reading about my goofy life. It's not as adventurous as it once was, or as your is now, but it's still amazing!
I shoot with an older camera. It's a simple Kodak Easy Share DX6490 with a 10x zoom and only 4.0 mp, but allows me to shoot manually. It's so easy that I've never even read the directions! I'd like to upgrade and have my eye on a nice Canon that I hope to get for Christmas!
Blow a kiss to the Kalahari for me!
Sophie
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