I arrived home safely last night after flying from Windhoek to Johannesburg, Johannesburg to Sydney and from Sydney to Adelaide. My biggest fear of not having my bike follow me through did not materialize. Surprisingly I did not experience the challenges of airlines wanting to charge for excess baggage either which was refreshing. Perhaps they could see in their system that I was not charged additional fees on the way over. South African Airlines were pretty good...

Today I left Windhoek shortly after the guys departed. I decided to see more of the Namibian landscape and wildlife. I headed for Heja Game Lodge and negotiated a decent price for one nights accommodation, a safari drive and an airport transfer for tomorrow morning. It was a strange feeling not being with the guys after 3 weeks of having their company. On arrival at the Lodge (about 20k out of Windhoek) I proceeded to walk around the oldest man made lake in Namib...

Today was an official rest day and a much needed one. We all commented on leg soreness and we took to walking in Windhoek in the hope of recovery. We had plenty to do in the guise of haircuts, shaves, sightseeing, eating and souvenir shopping. Windhoek is much larger than I originally thought. Construction, Agriculture, Mining, & Tourism appear to be the prevalent industries. Half of the Namibian population live below the international poverty line but you w...

We woke early and eagerly headed off knowing today's ride would complete 5 consecutive days of riding and lead into a much needed rest day at Windhoek. It would also draw a close to an 820km stretch. The ride itself was 160k. I felt much better physically than I did the day before. I wondered whether this was because it was my last ride with the guys before returning home. The first 120 k's were OK. Although I was sore and tired I was trying not to think about th...

We turned our clocks back an hour due to the time difference between Botswana and Namibia. The sun rose early and although we all did as well we took our time setting off. The East Gate Lodge, where we stayed had everything we needed along with home cooking so it was hard to leave it behind. Besides the previous day sapped quite a bit of our energy. Today's ride of 162 km was probably my hardest. Namibia presented rolling hills first up and this was quite a chan...