GOOD TIME IN AFRICA
WE FLEW FROM Sydney to Johannesburg, then a connecting flight to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Booked into our hotel two days prior to the trip to acclimatize and get over the jet lag. Took an evening “Booze Cruise” on the Limpopo, spectacular sunset, wildlife including elephant, hippo, crocs and various antelope, baboons etc. Next day walked from the hotel to Victoria Falls. I have a pic of me standing on the Dr Livingstone statue back in 1972 and wanted to do the same thing again, but there is a guard there now!
The day prior to our departure the rest of the crew arrived and we were delighted to see that most of the riders we knew from our first trip in 2010 were here again! We were assigned our bikes, given an operational briefing on the GPS and allowed to make personal adjustments to the bikes. The bikes were all 2016 BMW R1200GS with between 4000 and 6000 K’s on the clock, sparkling clean and shod with new tyres. The evening prior to departure was our first bonding session over some excellent food washed down with a couple of cold Zambezi’s.
