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ek sal julle die volledige trip report deur gee, hopenlik teen vannaand.

ek sal laaik om Dirk se report ook te lees. hy was mits ook op n toertjie so entjie saam met my en to verder

Het julle Springbok toe getrek??

Ons wag in spanning

Ek kry solank popcorn reg

Ters ek wag vir joune dan kan ek dit hi-jack

ja toe werk my aand nie uit soos ek beplan het nie maar regtig vannaand sal ek dit doen.

ek moet julle in spanning laat wag.


dan sal ek een van julle guru's moet in roep om die foto's op te sit. amper 700 fotos. sal n drop box besigheid werk of hoe?

Hilux 1 wrote:ja toe werk my aand nie uit soos ek beplan het nie maar regtig vannaand sal ek dit doen.

ek moet julle in spanning laat wag.


dan sal ek een van julle guru's moet in roep om die foto's op te sit. amper 700 fotos. sal n drop box besigheid werk of hoe?

Photobucket is jou pel.... http://www.photobucket.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Laai daar op en plaas die links hier..

Jy kan picasaweb ook gebruik maar dis 'n bietjie van 'n mission om die pics te share en alles...

cool dankie Thys.

So die November 2013, dink dit was, anyway en die beplanning begin, mamma soek verblyf etc. Praat met baie mense en hoor almal se objektiewe aanbevelings. Ongelukkig is sy n vrou van eie wil en so begin die beplanning en betalings.

Siende ons eerste trip as familie in die Namib se rigting en mamma wat nie laaik van lank sit en venster uit loer nie moes ons redelik kort kort stop vir slaap plek.

to be continued.........................

Hilux 1 wrote:So die November 2013, dink dit was, anyway en die beplanning begin, mamma soek verblyf etc. Praat met baie mense en hoor almal se objektiewe aanbevelings. Ongelukkig is sy n vrou van eie wil en so begin die beplanning en betalings.

Siende ons eerste trip as familie in die Namib se rigting en mamma wat nie laaik van lank sit en venster uit loer nie moes ons redelik kort kort stop virslapplek.

to be continued.........................

En toe julle klaar was met die slap plek toe gaan soek julle seker slaap plek

Hilux 1 wrote:So die November 2013, dink dit was, anyway en die beplanning begin, mamma soek verblyf etc. Praat met baie mense en hoor almal se objektiewe aanbevelings. Ongelukkig is sy n vrou van eie wil en so begin die beplanning en betalings.

Siende ons eerste trip as familie in die Namib se rigting en mamma wat nie laaik van lank sit en venster uit loer nie moes ons redelik kort kort stop virslapplek.

to be continued.........................

En toe julle klaar was met die slap plek toe gaan soek julle seker slaap plek

Ha ha die rekenaar sit my ore aan vandag.

Is wat gebeur as jy probeer slim wees!

sien van vining tik, LOL ja van slap na slap. LOL

.......so anyway with all the listenin, bookings and planning along came the day for departure.

Day one started nice and early.9:00 am
Got off to a good start and enroute to Springbok, our first stop and sleep night one. What a road with 12 stop goes!!!!!!!

Well all good as we had lunch at Clan William dam, that shop has gone to Smithers. The dam was nice and full thou. Onwards toward Springbok.

Well road was as exciting as you can imagine with the road works and all.

Arriving in Springbok, we start looking for our accomodation. Well never ever ever trust direction given via email. Somehow it was thought Cape Town was on the other side of Springbok towards noordoewer as we almost ended up in Okiep.

Traced back our steps and phone the owner of the lodge, got the correct directions and we arrive at the lodge about 10km before Springbok coming from Cape Town. Imagine my frustration...........
Passing Springbok and circling for what felt like hours.

But what a stunning beautiful lodge, Springboks running wild around the lodge and the friendliest staff, brother and sister team, at the lodge. Biesjesfontein, a must stop if you need a fresh start for the next stage of a trip. As it was for us.
For those rich and famous around on the forum, they have the only helipad around.

DAY2

Started early and we packed up and loaded the vans again, phoned and sms'ed a certain Fortuner to find out where they are, as they also were enroute to Namib. They left that morning 3ish......... YOH!!!
To my surprise, with all the roadworks etc, they manage to catch up. While we finish our breakfast at the lodge, Dirk and kie had theirs at the Springbok Wimpy.

So the 2 luxes move as they can not out run that V6, so just after Steinkopf the Hovings caught up.

Its about halfway between Steinkopf and the sea that the road to Eksteenfontein turns off to your right, a gravel road non the less. But we did not take that one, we carried on to the next one about 5km further, Lekkersing here we come.

All 3 vehicles stopped as we need to deflate tyres for the gravel road that will take us to Sendelingsdrift border crossing. Everyone had there last leg stretch before hitting the gravel. 1.2 Bar for the 2 luxes and 1,5 for the tuna, pretty sure he wishes he did the 1,2 bar too

A very well maintained road towards Lekkersing, that said i'm also pretty sure Lekkersing is the only "dorp" in that area that will have paved road........wonder why?

But after the tour leader got confused by the voices on the Garmin we eventually find the correct road via means of the old traditional paper map .

Well just as i thought that hopefully the road to Sendelingdrift will be the same as till Lekkersing, no not to be
Sinkplaat se m o e r. Bits of rough gravel but still very driveable doing most of the road at 80-90km per hour, feeling slightly bad for the following troops, as its lots and lots of fine dust hanging for extended periods as no wind at all to take away the dust for visibility, luckily all in contact with the radios.

Towards to mining villages the roads tend to be better again and we arrive safely at the border crossing and pontoon crossing. No hassle customs and in 30min we were across the mighty orange. Waiting for Dirk and trailor to cross and we carry on till Namibia border control. Paid road levies and all and all we head towards Rosh Pinah for lunch and the home for the very tired, i presume, Hoving family for the night.

The Binedells depart after a little shopping and lunch for Luderitz. A very very dusty road from Rosh Pinah with the mines fine dust and strong winds, tar road but still looked like gravel with the dust hanging al over. We oush hard as we wanted to be in Luderitz before dark.

We briefly stop in Aus for a break and carry on past the Horses etc offered along the road. Beautiful sightings of Oryx, of sommer net Gemsbok. Passing all the sweet nothings for miles and miles. Reaching our next stay at Shark Island cottages.

Day 3

Almost on page 3 and not a single photograph yet. How the hell can we believe you??

oom Thys moenie krap nie, lol wie se daar is fotos geneem??

ok een vir bewys

Daar is nie n Toyota in daai foto nie, lyk na foto shop.

Van Google images afgelaai....

Googles is te bang om daar te ry

gaan dropbox werk?

Nee man, dropbox is tros..

Day 3

Still in Luderitz and we went to Diaz point, lekker cold ones available there with a nice view too. We did more sight seeing on this day, including getting blown away at Kolmanhuppe.

We did all that we can and retired to the self catering cottages on Shark Island. Opening the Olof bergh and started a fire for a quick braai. Wind was stil blowing and we just checked on the fire now and then to make sure it has not burnt out. What a lekker braai it was indeed, much needed protein.

Day 4

Another visit to Diaz point and some more in town Sight seeing, eg the Lutheran church the bog mansion etc etc. relatively earlier retired to bed for the haul to Sossusvlei the next day.

Day 5

Got up and packed both vehicles and check all in order and fuel filled up. Took the road again via the horses and Aus, in Aus we had a congestion of per portion for fuel but we managed to work through there quickly, want as jy kan kan jy .

to be continued shortly(+/- 13 hrs)

Aah last post was at 2:28 and it said that the next post should follow in about +/- 3hrs

Well well it is 10h35 and that means the post is about 4hrs late

My only question is what happened

Where is the rest of the Trip report did it really happen,come now please show some pics
no no this is not the way we do things come now please!!!!

we waiting please

sal pic nog posit. dis net m o e r baie. sal hopenlik deur die dag nog skryf.

as jy kan kan jy, soos ek gese het dit was n groot probeleem seker 10 voertuie en Joggie. toe vat ek sommer ook leisels en tap. vining vining en ons is daar uit.

So paar kilometers verder is dit weer links afdraai na Sossusvlei se kant toe. dis weer stop en wiele afblaas. Die Tuna dink ek het ook nou n lekker sagter band druk gery. Weereens heerlik grond pad, ons het vir middag ete en sommer vir n sienswaardigheid by die Duwisib Kasteel in gegaan. Baie interresant hoe die manne te werk gegaan het om die vrouens te kry Namibie toe.

Hulle is tans besig om kamers in terig lyk dit vir verblyf, kan nogal interresant wees, die generator werk hard daar.

Vandaar, na die vinnige snoepery is dit weer grond pad na Betesda Lodge and camping so paar kilo meter voor Sesriem. Eienaardig hoe die pryse amper met n R100 per kilometer styg hoe nader mens kom aan Sesriem :roll:

Ons sit toe aan vir n lekker aand ete en n paar koues sodat ons n vroee aand kan he om more vroeg te op en voor sonsopkoms by Sesriem is.

Dag 6

Ons is op, voor die eerste koring kriek beweeg, pak en check weer alles. Die Hiluxse is darem waaragtig ysters, enigste F_OP is die regter voor flicker ligte is met al die gerattle gebreuk en toe met daardie bruin celotape vasgeplak. minste van die worries, die worry is die wind pomp n helse hou.

Anyway ons aangekom by Sesriem en die pad van die Woestyn in. Die met die gewone tenke tap weer petrol by die vulstasie en ons koop van die appel tert.
n oor en weer kommunikasie en daar word besluit ons gaan maar in, al die pad gery tot hier en dit is ook nie n plaas se geld vir ingaan nie.

dis n entjie se ry so teen 60km uur wat ons later toe maar ignoreer en ons stap so teen 90km/hr. aangekom op die einde en ons ry toe die laaste stukkie 4x4 in tot my die groot duin. Ongelukkig vir ons waai die wind nog sterker en uitklim is n NO NO. ons neem toe maar n paar kiekies so by die ruit uit.

Ek moet bely en se ek kry die arme toeriste so jammer wat soontoe gaan, die toer leiers het geen maar geen genade vir hulle nie, die sand stoot n koek hou en hulle sit in oop "game viewers" arme mense.

klaar sand gevreet en ons vat die pad Walvis toe.

Volgens my weer n besondere lekker grond pad, maar dis maar net my opinie. Die vans gedra hulle baie mooi en die pad loop sommer vining. Vining n paar stoppe vir fotos, onder andere by die Tropic of Capricorn.

Die Tuna en crowd verlaat ons net voor Walvis waar hulle regs draai na hulle verblyf in Henties en ons suiker deur Walvis na ons verblyf net voor Langstrand, Eco Village.

Baie lekker verblyf tot dusver en hier ook geen teleurstelling nie. Lekker huis vir ons self met n ingeboude braai en lekker sand duin oorkant die pad waar die kids hulle gate uitgeniet terwyl ons afpak vir ons 4 dae verblyf hier.
Hier sal Tuna Dirk maar sy eie verhaal moet skryf, hulle was mos nie meer deel van die verblyf span nie.

So gebeur daar nie veel verder die dag nie, uitgepak en relax n bietjie na die lekker lang trip.

Dag 7

Gaan jou trip report langer vat om ge skryf te word as wat jy weg was

Dirk, skryf jy verder, ek plak net pics.

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laaste 2 van die selfoon foto's

Wow ,

Julle doen sulke lekker trips , ek wou dit al baie gedoen het.

Stupidity het my Walvis toe laat ry maar deur Windhoek

Wat het van trip report geword

Hy stop net

ja jy moes aangaan, lees bq terug ou grootte

Tertius, Thanx for sharing your experience with the rest of us...
It would have been better if you had completed the trip report so that we could see where some of the photos were taken. Your efforts though are still applauded.

dankie


darem n MOOI land daai .....

sal hom maar klaar maak siende Dirk aka Huismoeles niks wil doen nie. sal julle storie mooi skryf.