Africa Burn 2014

[Hoppy]

Our annual trip to the burn started on Tuesday morning, i decided to take the shop bakkie instead of the fully kitted double cab KZTE, we needed more loading space.
The 2.4d motor went well, it battled a bit on the uphills with a very full load, but returned 9.2km/l on the trip, so i think hooking third often and second on two ocations is excusable.
We had five days of fun with no C phones or internet.
On the way back we took a chance and took the back route, we had to cross the Doring-river on the way to the Biedouw-valey. What a nice drive, the crossing was scary with the water level over the bonnet at one stage, but the 2wd Hilux did well as always.
I don't get much time to play with my camera, and decided to familiarize myself a bit and play with the settings, at last, i took some pics;

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[Hoppy]

and some pics of the fellow burners;

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[4x4BEES]

Dankie vir die deel van julle uitstappie
Lyk baie interesant

[Hoppy]

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[Mud Dog]

I was just about to say that the pics from previous years showed better 'sculpures', but it's looking a lot more promising with the last couple of pics. Pretty sure you guys enjoyed it all the same!

[Blitzkrieg]

That looks like really good fun!
Will have to take my girlfriend on that trip, would like to see her on a bicycle, LOL.

Nice pics!

[pietpetoors]

Nice pics. Seems like lots of fun. Seems like it is fashion now to get flat tyres, a while ago it was in fashion to roll Hiluxes, luckily that fashion is over now, let's rather go for flats now.

[GI Jane]

Hey Allan glad it was such a great burn for you guys.... Awesome photo's. Some of those shots its hard to believe there were 10 000 people there, they must have still been sleeping ie. the morning after the night before. Yip I have to agree BFG seem to be prone to punctures, think we must definitely look at alternative tyres, they don't last as well as, and don't handle the tough roads as they're supposed to...

[Hoppy]

Aerial view of the site;

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We camped at the bottom right hand corner, (Quiet Zone). or supposed to be...

[Froll]

Looks like great fun.

[Tarquin]

Allan that looks like an epic trip!! what must one do to join the burn and what is the entry or how does it work?

[swartvark]

WOW!!!!..............thanks for the amazing pics.

[Hoppy]

You must follow the "Africa Burn" site on facebook, tickets goes up for sale at a given time and date in February, they sell all 90000 tickets within 15 to 30 minutes. Tickets are R1000.00 pp for the whole week, you can't pay or visit per day, no day visitors allowed at all.

[Earth Wanderer]

Awesome Allan, lovely to see your pics and hear you went to the burn....
Hopefully next year for Ian & I!