Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Hi All

Not a trip report but rather a few pics and a short summary below. I will hopefully add some meat soon, in the meantime, if you have any queries, fire away.

Basic info:
4 vehicles: 2 x Patrols GUY61s, Nissan Navara, Toyota LC80.
Period: 6-21 October 2022
Distance: 5773 km
Fuel consumption: Open road @ 120 km/hr = 5.4 km/l, Open road @ 140 km/hr = 4.3 km/l, River beds 4x4 = 2-3 km/l.
Route: Below
Meat/booze: prebooked all and picked up in Windhoek
Highlights: Deadvlei, Kunene River route, Ondurusu Falls, Epupa, Van Zyl’s, Marienfluss, Puros, Amspoort, great roads - generally, clean country, open spaces, not seeing people for days on end.
Lowlights: badly corrugated roads in some places.
Breakdowns: Patrols = none, Navara (shocks and CV boot), LC (several issues).

Groete
John

Fantastic photos John. A trip to this area is on my bucket list, so I am next-level jealous....

I've got serious Namibia-withdrawal symptoms currently. My next excursion into Namibia is currently in planning phase and scheduled for next year. So thanks for the photographs - it makes the normal nine-to-five slog just a little more bearable...

Magnificent, thank you!

Joh next level ...Baie jaloers

ja well no fine... I need to go get a roll of kitchen towel .... to wipe up my drool.....

Nice to see the g-pick. Boudinage?

This has whet my appetite for our planned March trip. Quick long weekend van Zyls, Marienfuss, Hartmans and back via palmwag

Hi Steve

yes, the Estwing follows me everywhere and even helped to fix a bust shock or 2 ;-)
If boudinage, ductile folding, thrust faulting, tight cleavage, Riedel shears, décollement etc does it for you, you'll be in heaven!

Quick, long weekend

JohnBoyZA wrote: ↑09 Dec 2022 08:07 Hi Steve

yes, the Estwing follows me everywhere and even helped to fix a bust shock or 2 ;-)
If boudinage, ductile folding, thrust faulting, tight cleavage, Riedel shears, décollement etc does it for you, you'll be in heaven!

Quick, long weekend

So you mean the average day at work? I mine gold in the Damara Belt

To B or not 2BGold ;-)

Eric Barnard still around?

Yes:)