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Ekuku – Departure and Ride to Lubango
6 hours, 30 minutes, 500 kilometers (300 miles) Visa, what visa? I managed to get some sleep for the first time in a long time. No noise, great bed, air conditioning that worked, and a decent meal in my gut. I still only slept for about 4 hours, but for me, that’s a lot! Daily…
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Ekuku – Arrival
Last stop in Namibia I had to pick a place that was somewhat close to the border, but not too close. I did my research and Ekuku seemed like a great pick. My only fear was that it would be too far, given the state of roads, that I would be late to the border…
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Kamajab – Arrival and Departure to Ekuku
4 hours, 0 minutes, 375 kilometers (230 miles) What’s in a day? Turns out, Ann’s Lodge was the perfect place. After tipping my bike back up – which by they was a fucking miracle in and of itself – and then waking up everyone to find the security guard, getting to my room, and getting…
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Henties Bay – Departure and Ride to Kamanjab
15 hours, 15 minutes, 500 kilometers (300 miles) The map is not the terrain, dummy. It started out as such a peaceful and enjoyable day and quickly descendent into one of the hardest rides of my life. Although the salt road makes it to the top of many lists (https://www.dangerousroads.org/africa/namibia/4801-skeleton-coast-road-c34.html) this was nothing compared to…
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Henties Bay – Arrival
Where the desert meets the ocean. Peru and Namibia share the same latitude, basically. I think the high mountain range of the Andes affects weather much differently than the open plains of Africa, but all over the world I am constantly stunned by nature. This is some of the most beautiful landscape, but, of course,…
