Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

My Overall Impressions: Wow, what an awesome place!
Why: Well, it’s really away from it all - no cell reception, no fences, no gates, no telephone lines, no power lines. I guess what also made a difference was that it was out of season, travelling in a small group and a great bunch of guys at that!
Who were we: John Murray and Ross Sephton (Nissan Patrol GU Y61) and Mallie Foulis and Dale Smit (Land Cruiser 80)
When: 5-19 September 2009 (15 days)
Distance: 6285 km
Route:



Overall Consumption: Patrol 4.8: 4.1 km/l, Cruiser: (Mallie come in)
Most memorable places: Marienfluss,
What irritated you: The community camp sites along the Kunene where the locals swamp you.
What did you enjoy most: Wild camping, sense of adventure, amazing geology, landscapes, animals in the real wild.
What would you skip next time: Ongongo, Beesvlakte
Where would you stay longer: Marienfluss (1 night), Puros (2 nights), Hoanib (2 nights), Hoarusib (2 nights)
Disappointment: Van Zyls – all about when you do it, it seems. There has been a lot of ‘road building’ since the last rains and it was not challenging (2-3 difficulty), BUT I can only image how hectic it’ll be during/after rain.

Many more pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhemurray/ ... 395401181/

Ai John - my keel trek sommer op n knop - wens ek was daar!! Dit lyk fantasties en sal beslis so n trip in my toekomstige beplanning insit.

Mooi man - ek glo mens voel soos n anner mens as jy daarvandaan terugkom.

Pragtig John, een ding van Suid Wes , dit is die plek met die mooiste vista,s en kleur veskille.
Afrika bly maar die mooiste.
Koos

Hallo John
Jy maak ons ander net lus om te pak en die weste in te vaar met al die foto's. Suid Wes bly maar net 'n wonderlike land, al is daar ook baie negatiewe herinderinge aan.

Beslis 'n moet besoek land.

Groete
Louis

Awesome John, great shots. The beer should have been in one third of the picture ( leftside and it will leed you into rest of pic, on second thought possibly right something to look forward to )but you were probably so thirsty it was the centre of your focus at that time.
Were you fully loaded, lot of sand driving to get that consumption?

Jules

Great TR JohnBoy, short & sweet.

Were you fully loaded, lot of sand driving to get that consumption?

Nee, hulle was net haastig...!!

When: 5-19 September 2009 (15 days)
Distance: 6285 km

Were you fully loaded, lot of sand driving to get that consumption?

Nee, hulle was net haastig...!!

Ja ja, a combination: RTT, weight and approx. 300km of soft sand driving (consumption down to 2.2 for those legs)

Daai RTT is 'n @#$% ding...!! as dit by fuel consumption (langpad) kom.

Next time vat vir mamma saam (dan bly julle in hotelle) en jy spaar petrol...

Awesome John!

Thanks for sharing!

Those pics are reminding me of how badly I want to explore Koakoland!

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