"One By One"

Elephant family on the way to a watering hole - Etosha National Park, Namibia

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Riding a motorcycle is never a question of IF you will crash, it is always a matter of WHEN you will crash.
And riding an overloaded dirt bike at 2000 meters in a high desert mountain pass doing 120k/hour on un-graded gravel roads with sudden elevation changes and blind turns is no exception.

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“I See You”

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This is part of a occasional series highlighting the actual rides with GPS tracks and maps for those who are really serious about following along.
After a tough goodbye from Cape Town on the first beautiful day in weeks, I overloaded my bike with too much crap and headed north - into Southern Namibia; heading west […]

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“Retrace Your Steps”
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“One At A Time”
Sossousvlei - Namib-Nakluft National Park - Namibia

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“Fossil Road”

Deadvei, Sossousvlei - Namib-Nakluft National Park - Namibia

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…If you’re riding an heavily overloaded motorcycle at 120 KPH at night in in the dark in deep gravel while being chased by feral dogs somewhere in southern Namibia, and you’re pretty sure you hit a bird at high speed that exploded all over the right side of your radiator, boot, and pant leg, but […]

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Finally made it in to Namibia after waiting out the torrential rains in South Africa and being torn away only by my refugee status after overstaying my visa.
Which is payable by a fine that is double what I had though it was.
Oops.
Anyways I am now writing this from Keetmanshoop, Namibia:

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