Day 16 comes to an end

They did 190 kilometers today. It is almost unbelievable but of course they have been getting fitter as they go. I was talking to my sister (Abe's mom) and she said that she asked him whether they still have some of the muscle something or other left that she sent to Grahamstown for them (apparently after exerting yourself like this you rub this in and it prevents the muscles from getting all sore and stiff) - anyway his answer was - " nooit mamma daai goed is lankal op!"
Abe is a guy, so we are so impressed with Karin staying right there with him - Abe put our minds at rest - "née wat, daai Lang dun bene is pure sening en spiere".
The spot they we're going to stay at at about 160 kilometers did not turn out to be a good place to camp so they pushed on another 30.
I guess it was quite late in the afternoon when they packed it in at 190 kilometers. They found a small settlement of local people and they started setting up their tent close to the roadside. A passing land cruiser from a nearby lodge stopped and persuaded them to visit the lodge and spend a night in a luxury tent. They were fed delicious curry and watermelon and I think by now must be fast asleep. The heat would have done me in for sure.
There is a possibility that they will cross the Namibia border tomorrow. They planned on 25 days but it has gone incredibly well and their weary bums and bones have held out.
I have to share this with you - Abe is disappointed that he hasn't lost some weight!

Day 16 Kang + another 160 Kilometers

Abe checked in at about 2pm - it is very very hot on the road! At that stage they wanted to do another 40km's to get to a cattle post where they will put up for the night. They have passed lone Tree.
Listen to this, this so exciting - a group of SA Students stopped to chat to them. Somehow they had read the BLOG and were on the lookout for them to offer them water.

On the Airwaves

A very exciting thing has transpired. Radiowave 96.7 fm in Windhoek picked up on our story and are very keen to do an interview with Abe and Karin once they arrive in Windhoek. They are chuffed and so I am sure that it will come together nicely.

This morning they chatted about the trip on air and our hits on the blog from Namibia went crazy - they will love the support. Thanks

Now for a bit of completely useless information - 121 Russians have viewed the blog!

Two tough days coming up

So I have just spoken to AJ. He was in serious planning mode. The intention is to leave Kang in the morning for Takachu, a total of about 147Km. He was calling to get the most "tech savvy", (his words), person to check google maps for the exact distances they have to travel. He couldn't calculate the distances on the map as not all the places are there. He said the next two days are "rather daunting". We need to stick with them everybody!

Go check it out - Put the view into satellite mode and see if you can spot ANYTHING between the two



They will over-nite in Takachu and then travel to Tshootsha the next day. Once again they will be doing about 143Km. (have a look at this on google earth as well there is even less between these two).

AJ is in a bit of a panic about the distances especially since there is no water available on the road he says they may get some really Brak (salty) borehole water in Takachu, I hope he is exaggerating. Thing is they can only carry 18kg = 18 litres with them.