Day 55, 56, 57 - Sunday 26/11/2006
24/11/2006 (text on my Mobile)
Did you know that beer in Malawi is called Kouche Kouche, fondly known Kouchee Koo. The currency is called Kwachas. A kouchee Koo cost Kwachas. There are 240 Kwachas in a Pound. As you can tell it was time to leave, just crossed the Zambian border. It‘s our 16th country.
NC
26/11/2006 12:45 (text on my Mobile)
We are in Livingston Safari Lodge Victoria Falls. Wonderful. Hopefully Botswana tomorrow.
Best road sign so far, was in Malawi “Silence, Hippos Mating”. How do you react to that?
NC
26/11/2006 17:43
Hot from Vic Falls!! They latest news bought to you from the Bikers.
Well we arrived after a short ride to day from Shona about 120 miles from Livingstone. We managed to find a suitable lodge called Livingstone lodge and have settled here for the night-only to find another resident biker who runs Bike Safari operations. He is looking for guides for future expansion who know bikes and Africa - Nick C and I are considering the options!!!! No only joking we plan to hit Botswana tomorrow crossing the Zambezi by ferry about 80 klics up stream. Apart from that and some good rain all well and Mac in the Bac reat assured we are concentrating still. Nick saw some Eles today coming back from the Falls which was great (am sure pics will come on line soon)
Ok chaps it’s good bye and good night from a hot and humid Victoria Falls.
Nick G
Did you know that beer in Malawi is called Kouche Kouche, fondly known Kouchee Koo. The currency is called Kwachas. A kouchee Koo cost Kwachas. There are 240 Kwachas in a Pound. As you can tell it was time to leave, just crossed the Zambian border. It‘s our 16th country.
NC
26/11/2006 12:45 (text on my Mobile)
We are in Livingston Safari Lodge Victoria Falls. Wonderful. Hopefully Botswana tomorrow.
Best road sign so far, was in Malawi “Silence, Hippos Mating”. How do you react to that?
NC
26/11/2006 17:43
Hot from Vic Falls!! They latest news bought to you from the Bikers.
Well we arrived after a short ride to day from Shona about 120 miles from Livingstone. We managed to find a suitable lodge called Livingstone lodge and have settled here for the night-only to find another resident biker who runs Bike Safari operations. He is looking for guides for future expansion who know bikes and Africa - Nick C and I are considering the options!!!! No only joking we plan to hit Botswana tomorrow crossing the Zambezi by ferry about 80 klics up stream. Apart from that and some good rain all well and Mac in the Bac reat assured we are concentrating still. Nick saw some Eles today coming back from the Falls which was great (am sure pics will come on line soon)
Ok chaps it’s good bye and good night from a hot and humid Victoria Falls.
Nick G
posted by Dutch Rob for Cotswolds2Capetown at 08:55
23 Comments:
NICK G. OUR SIX PACK HERO,
COME ON NOW MATE "BIKE SAFARI'S" DONT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TOUCH THE GROUND AS APART OF THE CRITERION FOR THAT JOB??? WE DONT THINK THERE ARE MANY KERBS FOR YOU TO PULL UP TO WHEN YOU STOP ON SAFARI - YOU CAN ALWAYS TAKE A SMALL CRATE WITH YOU, KEEP SPARE TUSKER IN IT, BUT THEN YOU WOULDNT BE KNOWN AS "SIX PACK FRONT BRAKE ANYMORE"
AHH BUT THEN ON THE OTHER HAND,
YOUR NOT THE MOST RELIABLE WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING THINGS FROM FALLING OFF THE BIKE ARE YOU!!! PANNIERS, WATER, MEDICATION AND YOURSELF!! OOOPS..
Have you forgotten the training in Wales C2C supporters? It wasnt Nick G that kept falling off.:)
Why do you think he is called FB! No wonder he didn't fall off. Clever thinking, front brake, stay behind and play safe! He wants to keep the bike despite the pretence of never riding again.
HE LOVES IT REALLY! He'll be riding all over when he gets back
Congratulations on getting so far, better start thinking about a bloody donation now. Thought I'd hang on to see how far you got. If you didn't make Calais I was not going to bother.
Keep it up
Mac in Bak
Well done Mac in Bak for all the blogs. The entertainment value the boys have given you over the last 8 weeks alone must be worth a dollar or two. Have you exchanged phone numbers yet with your online lovers at C2C? Hope to see you all sometime in the Tunnel.
HEY YOU THERE BASE CAMP - JUST YOU HANG ON A SECOND! WE ARE ALL RUFFIE TUFFIE BLOKES HERE!( SAID IN A DEEP GRUFF VOICE) WE ALL HAVE WIFES AND GIRLFRIENDS AT HOME- DONT YOU GET STATING RUMOURS ABOUT US AND "MAK IN THE BAK"..NONE OF THAT INTERNET DATING GOING ON HERE!!!!!! :)
Who are you lot in the C2C supporters club anyway? Does anybody know?
And who is Mak? and where is he bak from?- you and c2c are good value during the quieter moments when the lads are out of contact in the desert or down the pub! Keep up the chat, Im sure the lads enjoy it, if they get to read it, I know I do. L.F.N.
Where is the Tunnel? Is it dark? Can you see light at the end of it?
I have known square nicks for a long time. I always knew they were hiding some deep dark secret. Who are all you folk called Anon Y. Mous? Cell mates? Estranged wives? Secret children? Come on out of the closet and expose your true identity - or else!
Well, or else meet at the light at the end of the Tunnel New Years weekend
HOWZAAT? 10,000 miles and counting. Poor chaps need another rest! Then a rest in Joey, then a rest in Durban where the Castle is already cold and the braii is hot. Ape has even turned down the beds, laid the chocolates on the pillows, rose petals ....... You get my drift. I don't think they will ever want to get to CT. No, the Mt. Nelson is beckoning. Is there no end to this luxury. All I can say is "Brownie Points" Mr. Clarke
Come all you so called anonymous people. Your all so far in the cupboard you must hav found x-mas presents!!!
Mak in the Bak here. I did actually register with the blog and had a password and identity and everything but somehow I lost it all and gave up trying to use it again, easier just to log on as anon and sign at the end - easy peasy! I am of the same generation as NG and therefore computer illiterate! As for my online lovers in c2c - I thought Cyber sex was a bar in Bangkok till I discovered Smirnoff.
I have actually visited the Tunnel on one of my pilgrimages back to UK last year and had a very nice Sunday roast lunch there with the Nose(NG). I also visited it's "Twin" here in Baku last week end - also called the "Tunnel". A salubrious little hostelry attached to the Europe Hotel. Ask NG for more details.
I have just looked through the latest photo's and am concerned about the fact that the boys only appear in a couple of shots, none of which confirm their location at the time. Standing on top of a pile of sand does not necessarily mean they are in Egypt- we have sand dunes in Saltburn in North Yorks! Sat in front of a roaring fire at night - we have all ging gang goolied at some point in our lives back in the UK. More photographic evidence please lads, standing next to a Baobab tree, sharing a bowl of meally pap with a baboon. Something like this will do otherwise my 50 pence donation stays where it is.
Mac in the Bak
CAN WE HAVE ORDER ON THE BOARD PLEASE! THEY MAY HAVE REACHED THE 10K STAGE AND LETS FACE IT WE ARE ALL IMPRESSED AND WELDONE GUYS - BUT MENTIONS OF "GOOLIES" AT THIS STAGE IS BELOW THE BELT MAK!
HEY BOYS WE'VE GOT UMM GUESSING AS TO WHO WE ARE- SHALL WE TELL UMM????
NOT YET!
I want to tell you - but they would kill me if I did! You dont know what they are like when they've had a couple of bevies, they would leave the ice and lemon out of my G n'T and give me plain crisps instead of nobbies nuts!!!! We've had a whip round for the kitty and we are doing well at 37p so far, we could make 50p like Mak from Bak but Im not holding my breath! A C2C SUPPORTER
g'day bloggers, Dutch Rob here.
It is great to see so many people contributing to the blog. It makes updating the blog, maps and website almost as satisfying as going to THE TUNNEL (My and Nick and Nick Local)
We need to organise a reunion when Nick*2 are back in the UK.
Keep blogging
Dutch
WHEN THEY REACH CT AND WE HAVE SENT OUR DONATIONS WILL OUR 2NICK*S BE ABLE TO HANG UP THEIR SADDLES AND SETTLE BACK INTO THEIR LIFES? WILL THEY BE ABLE TO COPE WITH THE STARDOM? WILL THEY NEED SOME SORT OF THERAPY? PERHAPS THE REUNION AT THE TUNNEL IS ALL THE THERAPY THEY NEED?? :)LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REUNION!!!!!
ALL IS VERY QUIET ON THE SOUTHERLY FRONT- HAVE THEY REACHED S/AFRICA YET? DONT THEY HAVE TELEPHONES OR INTERENET THERE? WE ARE GETTING A BIT LA LA AND FINGERS STRUMMING ON DESKS HERE. BEATS WORKING I GUESS! CAN WE STAND THE TENTION! WE DID COLLECT ANOTHER 2P THIS AM. WE ARE NOW UP TO 39P - (WOW!!!! I HEAR YOU SAY!)- FROM THE GUY WHO ALMOST LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG LAST NIGHT AS TO WHO WE ARE- DOESNT TAKE TOO MUCH TO WORK OUT WHO DRINKS G N' T ..SILLY BOY.. HE WONT DO THAT AGAIN. FINGERS ARE TAPED TOGETHER WITH BLUE PLASTERS FROM THE FIRST AID BOX AS SOMEONES USED ALL THE BROWN PARCEL TAPE. HE WONT BE DOING ANY TYPING FOR A WHILE!!!!
WE ALMOST HAVE OUR TARGET OF 50P - WE CANT LET 'MAK IN THE BAK' BEAT US.
COME ON FELLAS WHERE ARE YOU????
- so rRY caNT TYP fINgers
p lasTREd. Th ey GOt ME! A c 2C SU PP ORter
there so excited they forgot toe tell uz bout Botty toiitswamky. so they r havng good time just like us!!! skipped bottysanA NOW IN SA. Hope they ave ad a beer r 2
luv u
ya ok i m aftrn pub but woy gud fun.
luv ya
specially tall dark guy.
All will b revealed
happy new year
After reading the message from NO.1 FAN I am wondering what exactly she is the NO.1 FAN of?
Gin, vodka, meths, strange herbal remedies. None of which would necessarily make her a bad person but she must learn not to try and type whilst under the influence.(I am assuming it is a female from her romantic overtones).
Anybody know whats going on over in Botswana, it has been very quiet.
Mac in Bak
All u out there have we forgotten it was actually NG that managed to fall off the bike without even being on it, how could we forget the weeks of the limpimg invalid.
And as for the c2c s/club how could u not know who they are, shame they must be cold out in kazacstan, yakshemash.
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