What we thought would probably be one of the easiest days turned pretty adventurous.
We woke up to another beautiful day and we had about 100 kms of dirt and 300 kms of asphalt to get to Luderitz.
Breakfast was very nice and had a double expresso so feeling great as we left.
In the morning we had someone help us with our bags and when we said we were from Portugal 🇵🇹, he started speaking Portuguese. His name is Manuel Crespo and his Dad was from Angola 🇦🇴 and his mother was Namibian 🇳🇦. He was very nice and we took a picture together with the bike.
We stopped about 20kms later at the Canyon Roadhouse to put gas and get our sim cards (every country we get in we get local sim cards with a data plan and some minutes for urgent calls between us). Price of communication is very accessible and we have been getting 3GB plans for about 30€.
The Roadhouse is a pretty neat place as it is the only place for miles that you can put gas so most bikes that travel these roads stop there. I added the BMW Motorrad Fans sticker to an already busy with stickers pump.
We left an started our 80Kms or so of dirt road that was pretty easy. As there was not a lot of wind we could not keep too close as the dust cloud lingered on.
We made it to the asphalt road and started east towards Luderitz.
The scenery is spectacular. We did not come across many cars and we felt we were the only people in the universe for long periods of time. It is also interesting that there is very little animal activity on the road and seldom do you see road kill.
We stopped at Aus for lunch in a great place. We ate outside and the food was delicious. Everywhere you go you feel the strong German influence and the majority of tourists you see are Germans. Clearly there is a strong link that stays after colonization.
We enjoyed the beautiful sun as the weather was not too hot (what a difference a day makes as yesterday was 10C higher).
As we left Aus, we saw a sign to see the Wild horses. We took this small dirt road (fun ;-)) and were able to see two that were close by eating the grass. There were many more but they were too far to see by the naked eye. There was a German guy with a 1030mm (I did not even know these things existed) lens and we took a picture of the viewer.
Every place we stop we want to stay much longer and enjoy it but it is difficult to do so and arrive in time so we have to strike a balance between time spent and arriving at destination in time. Tough decisions ...
On the way to Luderitz with about 60kms to go the wind picked up and it got stronger and stronger and when there was 40kms to go, it howled and it actually blew the sand onto the road and on top of us. It was wild. For 40Kms I had sand hitting me on my left side and coming into helmet. What an adventure. I was happy I was on a GSA, which is quite heavy and does not have many things that the wind can catch on to. I cannot imagine a bike with plastics on those cross winds. I am sure it would not have made it.
We eventually got to the hotel which is right on the water, our room window is within a stone´s throw of the water.
To finalize our busy day we wanted to still visit Diaz (should be Dias) Point. There is a 25km dirt road to get there and we did it. The scenery as we got close to the ocean was great and the conditions averse to humans. No wonder sailors did not want to come to these shores.
We eventually arrived at Diaz (should be Dias) Point and got one of my very favorite pictures as the sun was coming down.
We have by now thousands of pictures and it is very tough to choose what to show and what not to show as it is impossible to explain the sights and emotions we have gone through in this trip. Highly recommended !
As we were close to the sea, what better than a seafood restaurant (and a good one at that) for some prawns and fresh sole.
Another day to remember ...
Make Life a Ride !
Diaz Point
Facebook post with some photos of the DAY
Click HERE for all the photos of the DAY !
We woke up to another beautiful day and we had about 100 kms of dirt and 300 kms of asphalt to get to Luderitz.
Breakfast was very nice and had a double expresso so feeling great as we left.
In the morning we had someone help us with our bags and when we said we were from Portugal 🇵🇹, he started speaking Portuguese. His name is Manuel Crespo and his Dad was from Angola 🇦🇴 and his mother was Namibian 🇳🇦. He was very nice and we took a picture together with the bike.
We stopped about 20kms later at the Canyon Roadhouse to put gas and get our sim cards (every country we get in we get local sim cards with a data plan and some minutes for urgent calls between us). Price of communication is very accessible and we have been getting 3GB plans for about 30€.
The Roadhouse is a pretty neat place as it is the only place for miles that you can put gas so most bikes that travel these roads stop there. I added the BMW Motorrad Fans sticker to an already busy with stickers pump.
We left an started our 80Kms or so of dirt road that was pretty easy. As there was not a lot of wind we could not keep too close as the dust cloud lingered on.
We made it to the asphalt road and started east towards Luderitz.
The scenery is spectacular. We did not come across many cars and we felt we were the only people in the universe for long periods of time. It is also interesting that there is very little animal activity on the road and seldom do you see road kill.
We stopped at Aus for lunch in a great place. We ate outside and the food was delicious. Everywhere you go you feel the strong German influence and the majority of tourists you see are Germans. Clearly there is a strong link that stays after colonization.
We enjoyed the beautiful sun as the weather was not too hot (what a difference a day makes as yesterday was 10C higher).
As we left Aus, we saw a sign to see the Wild horses. We took this small dirt road (fun ;-)) and were able to see two that were close by eating the grass. There were many more but they were too far to see by the naked eye. There was a German guy with a 1030mm (I did not even know these things existed) lens and we took a picture of the viewer.
Every place we stop we want to stay much longer and enjoy it but it is difficult to do so and arrive in time so we have to strike a balance between time spent and arriving at destination in time. Tough decisions ...
On the way to Luderitz with about 60kms to go the wind picked up and it got stronger and stronger and when there was 40kms to go, it howled and it actually blew the sand onto the road and on top of us. It was wild. For 40Kms I had sand hitting me on my left side and coming into helmet. What an adventure. I was happy I was on a GSA, which is quite heavy and does not have many things that the wind can catch on to. I cannot imagine a bike with plastics on those cross winds. I am sure it would not have made it.
We eventually got to the hotel which is right on the water, our room window is within a stone´s throw of the water.
To finalize our busy day we wanted to still visit Diaz (should be Dias) Point. There is a 25km dirt road to get there and we did it. The scenery as we got close to the ocean was great and the conditions averse to humans. No wonder sailors did not want to come to these shores.
We eventually arrived at Diaz (should be Dias) Point and got one of my very favorite pictures as the sun was coming down.
We have by now thousands of pictures and it is very tough to choose what to show and what not to show as it is impossible to explain the sights and emotions we have gone through in this trip. Highly recommended !
As we were close to the sea, what better than a seafood restaurant (and a good one at that) for some prawns and fresh sole.
Another day to remember ...
Make Life a Ride !
Diaz Point
Facebook post with some photos of the DAY
Click HERE for all the photos of the DAY !
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