Author: soloscooterist

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...

After setting up camp in Sesriem , I tried to organise a trip into the dunes for sunrise and then onto Sossusvlei , as the park would not allow the scooter in . What I had not realised is, is that you have to stay in the Sesriem...

The morning in Aus was clear and still with the only movement coming from the staff setting up for breakfast. The mopping of the never-ending fine Namib dust that seems  to find its way into everything . That been said, it does...