Visa Solutions...

Visa Solutions is the name of a new company we approached. They came back with the following:
Namibia no visa required

Angola visa is required

DRC visa is required

Congo visa is required

Gabon no visa required

Cameroon visa is required

Nigeria visa is required

Togo visa is required

Benin no visa is required

Ghana visa is required

Ivory Coast visa is required

Mali visa is required

Mauritania visa is required

Senegal no visa is required

Morocco visa is required

To sum it up, we need 11 visa's. I checked my SA passport and have found 14 free pages... a couple will be used up in the meantime so hopefully there will be enough space, otherwise it's back to home affairs... I'm waiting on an email to see how much it will all cost, perhaps we can get some of the visa's along the way. Fancy a bit of heckling at the border...!?!?

Out in Greyton

The first trip. On Saturday morning I clicked the panniers on the bike, all bright and shiny they are! I stuffed them full with the bare necessities and they were full, although I did take two 5l petrol tanks along. Luke and I cruised the N2 past Somerset West and over Sir Lowry's pass towards Caledon. Greyton is a short distance off the highway into the mountains. We came burning into the town, parked our bikes and walked round a little as not to disturb the tranquil peace of place.
Later that afternoon we set off to find some trails. We did. Luke led the way. First was a ride through some water, perhaps 60cm deep and some 6m long... I felt a little hesitant at first Luke powered through, done. So did I... the trail soon faded so we returned the same way, and it's a pitty there is no record of this, as half way through the water I lost direction started ploughing towards the 3m high reeds on the right, water shooting up left and right, I opened the throttle, more water was now entering my helmet and every other opening, I managed to get the bike back on track. Luke was enjoying himself, he had a good laugh... I was soaking wet. Time to get those motocross boots!
After flying along some dirt roads towards Swellendam, we found some track heading up the mountain. There was some hectic muds and deep dongas that nearly chucked us from the bike. We kept it under control, although on the steep decline with a muddy road it was difficult to control the bike. No serious damage to report. Riding these roads with these bikes is awesome, it seems this is what they are made for! The handling is awesome.
Sunday we took some back roads to Franschoek, via Theewaterskloof. The pass is great for cornering, some spots looked a little dodgy as they were damp. Riding on the tar with the KTM 640 comes with loads of vibration. Nothing we cannot handle though!