Month: May 2014

My plan was going so well that I slowed the scooter down and took in the scenery while pottering along at 65km. I had left Otjiwarongo at seven sharp and it was my plan to get up to Onguma  Game Lodge  just outside Etosha...

The last couple of days in Swakopmund were a real treat. Her farewell to me  a glorious sunset  and my  toast to her a glass of  robust red to take the chill out of the sea breeze. All the while I watched the last rays of light...

Busy day all in all. I rose to the sun moving in on town, had a great breakfast and then it all started. First,  off to the local motorbike shop to try and get a mirror,  sort out some fresh oil and do the air- filter....

Caught between the soft desert sand and the harsh Atlantic lies a gem cut from the past,  but still contemporary  in lifestyle . This colourful , clean and serene town , quaint and quirky,  plays host to the travelling world....

Today took me from  the stopover in Solitaire , the tiny town that has slightly more inhabitants than letters in its name , through two magnificent passes –  the Guab and Kuiseb . Over the tropic of Capricorn,  through the...