Hi All
Not a trip report but rather a few pics and a short summary below. I will hopefully add some meat soon, in the meantime, if you have any queries, fire away.
Basic info:
4 vehicles: 2 x Patrols GUY61s, Nissan Navara, Toyota LC80.
Period: 6-21 October 2022
Distance: 5773 km
Fuel consumption: Open road @ 120 km/hr = 5.4 km/l, Open road @ 140 km/hr = 4.3 km/l, River beds 4x4 = 2-3 km/l.
Route: Below
Meat/booze: prebooked all and picked up in Windhoek
Highlights: Deadvlei, Kunene River route, Ondurusu Falls, Epupa, Van Zyl’s, Marienfluss, Puros, Amspoort, great roads - generally, clean country, open spaces, not seeing people for days on end.
Lowlights: badly corrugated roads in some places.
Breakdowns: Patrols = none, Navara (shocks and CV boot), LC (several issues).
Groete
John
Kaokoland: October 2022
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JohnBoyZA
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iandvl
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Re: Kaokoland: October 2022
Fantastic photos John. A trip to this area is on my bucket list, so I am next-level jealous....
I've got serious Namibia-withdrawal symptoms currently. My next excursion into Namibia is currently in planning phase and scheduled for next year. So thanks for the photographs - it makes the normal nine-to-five slog just a little more bearable...
I've got serious Namibia-withdrawal symptoms currently. My next excursion into Namibia is currently in planning phase and scheduled for next year. So thanks for the photographs - it makes the normal nine-to-five slog just a little more bearable...
Ian de Villiers
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ricster
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Re: Kaokoland: October 2022
ja well no fine... I need to go get a roll of kitchen towel .... to wipe up my drool.....
Regards
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biggles
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Re: Kaokoland: October 2022
Nice to see the g-pick. Boudinage?
This has whet my appetite for our planned March trip. Quick long weekend van Zyls, Marienfuss, Hartmans and back via palmwag
This has whet my appetite for our planned March trip. Quick long weekend van Zyls, Marienfuss, Hartmans and back via palmwag
With great Power comes Great Fuel Consumption
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Re: Kaokoland: October 2022
Hi Steve
yes, the Estwing follows me everywhere and even helped to fix a bust shock or 2 ;-)
If boudinage, ductile folding, thrust faulting, tight cleavage, Riedel shears, décollement etc does it for you, you'll be in heaven!
Quick, long weekend
yes, the Estwing follows me everywhere and even helped to fix a bust shock or 2 ;-)
If boudinage, ductile folding, thrust faulting, tight cleavage, Riedel shears, décollement etc does it for you, you'll be in heaven!
Quick, long weekend
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Re: Kaokoland: October 2022
So you mean the average day at work?
I mine gold in the Damara Belt 
With great Power comes Great Fuel Consumption
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Re: Kaokoland: October 2022
To B or not 2BGold ;-)
Eric Barnard still around?
Eric Barnard still around?
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