Toyota desert fleet Luderits to Walvisbaai

wim · Post by **wim** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:14 am

We started of on the Wednesday coming together at the Wimpy in Vryheid .After scripture reading and prayer we left for our first stop that was Khuruman (Redsands lodge)

wim · Post by **wim** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:25 am

On our way crossing Bloemhof dam

wim · Post by **wim** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:31 am

Redsands lodge

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:10 am

Ekke dink hier kom 'n lekker T-Rept

Wim julle moet daai SC's, DC's maak, dan hoef die girls nie agter te ry nie

wim · Post by **wim** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:09 pm

Day 2 we traveled to Molopo via Van zyls rus and Askam throug the Kalahari.We stopped at Van zyls rust hotel to wash the dust down with some Gemsbokkies and a cold beer.VZRH is worth the vissit .Owners Elbie and Petro very nice people that excaped the big city life and settled at Van zyls rust,baying and revamping the hotel.

TOLA · Post by **TOLA** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:15 pm

Great pics Wim.When are we going.

Post by **pietpetoors** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:41 pm

VZRH is worth the vissit

Can you add their contact details please and perhaps a web address if they have one.

Thabogrobler · Post by **Thabogrobler** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:02 pm

Mooi, maar hoekom is ek nie genooi nie???

wim · Post by **wim** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:21 pm

pietpetoors wrote:
VZRH is worth the vissit
Can you add their contact details please and perhaps a web address if they have one.

Ek het nie eens gedink om meer besonderheede te vat as die GPS koordienate nie.Ek sal hoor of enige iemand anders dit dalk gevat het en terugkom daaroor.In elk geval die koordienate is:S26 52.653 E22 03.142

wim · Post by **wim** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:44 pm

dag 3 reg om die pad te vat.

Post by **pietpetoors** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:56 am

Wim, ek mis dalk iets, wat was die okasie? Was dit sommer net 'n klomp pêlle wat gegaan het of was dit 'n ding wat deur iemand gereël was?

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:46 pm

Die trippie lyk lekker,
Laas toe ek deur Ritfontein was was dit net stofpad nou sien ek dis gapave

wim · Post by **wim** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:36 pm

pietpetoors wrote:Wim, ek mis dalk iets, wat was die okasie? Was dit sommer net 'n klomp pêlle wat gegaan het of was dit 'n ding wat deur iemand gereël was?

Pieter dis iets wat gereel was deur NTT Toyota vir kliente wat l/cruisers ry.

wim · Post by **wim** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:55 pm

Nadat ons by Rietfontein grenspos in is het ons tot op Keetmanshoop gery waar ons die aand by die Canyon Hotel gebly het en is toe die volgende oggend voort na Luderitz.

wim · Post by **wim** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:05 pm

Morte pics of Luderits

wim · Post by **wim** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:10 pm

These toyotas just keeps on going even if its with a little help from a Ford.

chopper · Post by **chopper** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:12 pm

Te lekker vir woorde!

wim · Post by **wim** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:25 pm

At the Barrels where we stayed

wim · Post by **wim** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:31 pm

Hang in there chaps the best is jet to come.

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:51 pm

Hang in there

I am hanging on the edge of my seat....

wim · Post by **wim** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:04 pm

First desert fotos

wim · Post by **wim** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:47 pm

Desert fotos

wim · Post by **wim** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:15 pm

It was awesome in the desert

Post by **Mud Dog** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:20 am

Looks like a really great adventure .... absolutely looking forward to more!

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:20 am

Lekker Wim, jammer die pics kan nie justice doen nie.....

2.8 d/cab SFA · Post by **2.8 d/cab SFA** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:37 am

awesome, that is a trip!!!!!!!!!

wim · Post by **wim** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:04 am

OOOOMS wrote: Lekker Wim, jammer die pics kan nie justice doen nie.....

Dit is net soos jy se Mark ek verkyk my aan die fotos wat jy plaas oor julle trippie en ek se vir myself as dit op fotos so lyk hoe sal dit nie wees om daar te wees nie.,dis mooi verby.

wim · Post by **wim** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:56 pm

Not a lot to say the pictures wil tell the story

wim · Post by **wim** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:19 pm

Enjoy

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:31 pm

Te pragig, daai pics met die see in die agtergrond en daai monster dunes....

Lyk baie goed

wim · Post by **wim** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:35 pm

Traveling through the desert was an awesome experience.At night times it would get so quiet that you can hear nothingggggg,not a dog barking no wind ,no vehicle sounds ,no kids or wife turning in their sleep only the sound of silence

wim · Post by **wim** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:46 pm

And then we ha GROOT *a*@s it was the cruiser leading the convoy it just went belly down on the beach with a tide coming in.The beach was like a waterbed,if you jump on it a whole part of it would move,first time in my life I saw something like it.Luckily we could recover in time.

Post by **Mud Dog** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:01 pm

That's amazing! Usually the closer you get to the waters edge, the harder the sand is packed. That Cruiser really sank away!

Nice pics, Wim!

wim · Post by **wim** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:29 pm

We got to an old diamond mining village in the desert where I was amazed at how intact all was except for metal things that just rusted away.Our guide told us that it was deserted in 1910 and after he was asked if there was any dozers in 1910 he said that it was indeed a steam dozer that was left there.

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:41 pm

Truly amazing

Once again stunning pics, usshould be a photographer

Post by **Mud Dog** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:44 am

Fascinating! .... How far back from the sea is that ship in the sand?

wim · Post by **wim** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:30 am

Andy it wass more or less 200 metres from that ship to the sea

Post by **Mud Dog** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:30 am

wim wrote:Andy it wass more or less 200 metres from that ship to the sea

Phew! ... shows how much the sand has built up over the decades! Thanks.

Hi-Hilux · Post by **Hi-Hilux** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:12 am

Stunning!

wim · Post by **wim** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:37 pm

Having fun in the dunes

wim · Post by **wim** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:51 pm

Our last day in the desert people were getting jumpy

Post by **Family_Dog** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:16 pm

Wim, those are absolutely BRILLIANT photos!

-F_D

wim · Post by **wim** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:48 pm

Thank jou Eric

wim · Post by **wim** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:06 pm

Some scenery on the way back home.It took us including a 4.5 hours sleepover at Upington 31.5 hours to get back to Vryheid from Walvisbaai.Thanks for taking some time to read about an life experience I was fortunate to have experienced.Sorry for the bad spelling I did this in inglish especially for those true inglish gentlemen on the forum and so this is what you get when a boertjie types in inglish.

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:03 pm

Tx for all the lovely pics Wim! Your inglish ain't bad at all, boetie

Well done!!!

Mornes · Post by **Mornes** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:08 am

lyk soos a awsome manne trip...

ek het self 2 keer gedoen en is nou al weer lus vir hom!

Gunta · Post by **Gunta** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:12 am

Awsome pics Wim. How many deisel LC were there and how did they do in the dune driving?

Post by **Hartmad** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:18 am

Stunning report back Wim, it looks like the Cruisers loved the trip too.

Go Cruiser !!!!

andrevt · Post by **andrevt** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:24 am

as ek eendag groot is wil ek dit ook doen dis tog so mooi

Pixel · Post by **Pixel** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:00 am

Great report Wim, thanks for sharing and thanks for it being in english :) :)

Ou Legend · Post by **Ou Legend** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:01 am

Ekt hulle hier in kuruman gesien was net nie seker of hulle oppad of oppad trug is nie,maar dit was lekker gewees om al daai cruisers saam te sien.Mooi foto's Wim.

the BuTch3R · Post by **the BuTch3R** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:26 am

Flippen Stunning Wimpie !

wim · Post by **wim** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:37 pm

Gunta wrote:Awesome pics Wim. How many diesel LC were there and how did they do in the dune driving?

There were 4x diesel cruisers ,2x new 4l v6 petrol and 8x 4.5EFI petrol cruisers.The diesel cruisers did not like the steep dunes at all,at one stage we had all the diesel cruisers in the bottom of a huge hole in the dunes and they just couldn't get out.A 4.5 EFI went in and drove up and down the one side of the dune compacting the sand and then the diesels got out. The 4.5s were the kings out there, they just flew up those dunes.In the one pick jou saw one cruiser overshooting a dune,that was a 4.5EFI.No diesels made it up there.

Gunta · Post by **Gunta** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:09 am

Thanks for that info Wim, it shows petrol although heavy on fuel is still king.