Snow-chasers

In a few weeks time it will be me and the Fishriver Canyon in Namibia! I think I'm ready for the 15+hour stint in the canyon. It's only 100km, so I think I should be fine.....jip, lets go with fine....

I've got all the gear: kick ass Raidlight pack, the mother of all headlamps, rockhopping shoes and a GPS. Still have to get training on how to use that thing....but how difficult can it be, right?

anywoo, this past weekend was my last big push before heading to Namibia.
On Friday I did my 5hours in the Jonkershoek Reserve. Alot of single track, rock hopping and just having fun in my back yard.

Then on Friday afternoon we hit the road.....off to the Karoo for a birthday party. I knew it would be freezing cold, so I took my L3 Craft jacket for my Saturday run. Wow, what a kick ass jacket. I was cold, it was raining, but I survived. At one stage the rain was coming down so hard that I had to put on my sunglasses. It felt like needles going straight into my eyes. So I just told myself: Self, just pretend you are on a ski slope or something. But before the rain came down like there are no tomorrow, I was followed by the most spectacular rainbow. Pity I could not find the end of the rainbow to collect my pot of gold.

The next morning we were greeted by the following site. All the dry river bed, were not dry no more. We had to cross 5 'dry' river beds to get to the main road. But never fear when men are near. The convoy of cars left the farm for the next mission.....we are going to get us some snow!

 

 

Right, the first part of the day was already action filled to the max.....but that was not the end of it.
a Few of us decided to go to Sutherland to go and get us some snow. Snow is not something that we see everyday and it is not really something that we are very familiar with. In my mind, we will get to Sutherland, look at the snow(that is lying next to the road, not on the road)
Anyway, about 40km from Sutherland we saw the first snow. Everyone SUPER excited, taking pictures etc....right....we are going to Sutherland!!!!!

HA, so we thought!

Within minutes we were in deep shit, O I mean deep snow. I did not handle this being stuck in the snow business very well. We could not move forward, and really struggled to turn the bakkie around. We knew we could not go any futher, we had to turn around. Don't think I've ever been so scared. But like before, never fear when men and a 4x4 are near. The guys managed to get us out of the snow, and we were on our way back to Cape Town.

A real cooler box

Note to self: Buy a bakkie with 4x4.

2nd note to self: Never loose respect for nature.

3rd note to self: Snow is over rated.

Antarctica training
 

What a crazy adventure filled weekend!!!!

ps. I prefer deserts. HOT ones.