Angola, it's not like they said. - Page 41

WIBO · 10-18-2007, 12:45 AM

Great report...still....keep it coming....and I`m rooting for the boks this w/end...there`ll be wailing and gnashing of teeth with my Irish/South African family if the Brits get it....all the way from Jo`burg to Cape Town via Port Elizabeth....

kktos · 10-18-2007, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by metaljockey

We learn a lot of things we didn't know. The main thing I learn is that there are several emotions that have not yet been named. I'll leave it at that.

I believe I understand what u mean.
I said I believe, not I know. I hadn't any similar war "experience" like u had.
But I think those emotions are like a shot of a mix of several strong and powerful emotion, occuring at the very same time.
And with the magic of our brains we could be able to use those powerful current to nurrish a single one emotion, love.
(no god in my talking here. I'm an atheist. only human beings mechanisms)

Great Great thread !
Leave me speechless (almost).

/thierry

rhull1 · 10-18-2007, 01:33 AM

This should definately be made into a movie. I'd pay to see this on the silver screen.

Thanks guys.

jburger · 10-18-2007, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by metaljockey

Ok, I just can't let this shit go.

These are the people we were supposed to kill.

What a fucking waste it would have been.

How wrong it would have been.

MJ - Striking Viking summed it up nicely - "People get along, governments don't"

Awesome report - keep it going....!!!!

It really makes me think twice about posting my RR

Regards
Jaco

repo · 10-18-2007, 04:02 AM

speechless.....

well, not really.

Like someone else said...Thanks for sharing and enlightening me.

CHROMEKID01 · 10-18-2007, 04:19 AM

This is the best RR ever

I am waiting patiently for the next installment

tmgs · 10-18-2007, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by metaljockey

I hate cities. To me they are just large containers for the desperate. Out in the rural areas one can be poor, but still live with integrity and self respect.

continued here

you sir are so correct!!

BTW this report is amazing! thank you

Tom

mistercindy · 10-18-2007, 05:42 AM

MJ, the Lubango installments are the best yet. Just magnificent. Better than the sand and beach, and better than any of the riding. Its the people. Great stuff.

I'm from the American suburbs but lived in Jo'burg during a chunk of my 20s. Among the things that struck me, particularly when I traveled outside of the big cities, was how the 20th century and Africa could be next to each other with neither skipping a beat. The American mindset just isn't used to it. With that in mind, the picture and caption that hit me was this one:

Quote:

Originally Posted by metaljockey

As I wait I learn new things again. That in the middle of the city, the old and new continue to live side by side.

edeslaur · 10-18-2007, 06:12 AM

I'm very worried that when my kids get old enough for me to do things like this, I'll feel like I'm in a Douglas Adams book. The exact quote eludes me, but something along the lines of:

Going to a different planet was like going to the town next door. It's exactly the same with minor differences...

Just replace "planet" with "country"

Thanks for putting this out there, it's fantastic.

whiteknucklemc · 10-18-2007, 06:23 AM

I read the last post several times, it truly blows me away. I hope this ride report never ends.

Cheers!!!

Hayduke · 10-18-2007, 06:55 AM

Absolutely the best report ever.

Petrolhead · 10-18-2007, 07:03 AM

What an inspiring and well written RR! Far the best I ever seen!

One thing for sure, KTM did'nt use Your story for commercial use

Have You ever thought about making a little booklet with Your RR collected all together? -You should!

twodear · 10-18-2007, 07:49 AM

Sheesh! The most extreme I've done is to cough up a bit of dust after a session of riding off road. I've served on a nuclear powered ballistic missle submarine from '89 to '92, worked in Egypt, Siberia, lived in China for a year, Alaska at minus 60 as well as the deserts of Australia in high summer at +55C.

Nothing I've ever thought of compares with this epic. Well, maybe Shackleton's voyage in a row boat to save his crew in an antarctic venture gone wrong.

It's probably only that I've had a glass of wine, but after reading the closing statements on page 40, I'm weeping.

Sheesh!

Sheesh!

dukedinner · 10-18-2007, 08:07 AM

The local people you met and pictured on your way across Angola are smiling now but I can't imgaine what they have gone through the last few decades. Thanks for showing us the human side of your ride.

repo · 10-18-2007, 08:09 AM

this RR is better then any national geographic i can remember....

10-18-2007, 12:45 AM	#601
WIBO Will it buff out? Joined: Oct 2002 Location: 64800French Pyrenee's Oddometer: 3,167	Great report...still....keep it coming....and I`m rooting for the boks this w/end...there`ll be wailing and gnashing of teeth with my Irish/South African family if the Brits get it....all the way from Jo`burg to Cape Town via Port Elizabeth.... __________________ The Suit:What would you condsider to be your greatest weakness? Me: Honesty. The Suit: Honesty? I don't think honesty could be construed as a weakness. Me: I don't give a fuck what you think.

10-18-2007, 01:33 AM	#603
rhull1 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Wilmington, MA. Oddometer: 133	Somebody call Hollywood! This should definately be made into a movie. I'd pay to see this on the silver screen. Thanks guys.

10-18-2007, 04:02 AM	#605
repo no mans land Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Oddometer: 1,372	speechless..... well, not really. Like someone else said...Thanks for sharing and enlightening me. __________________ Catch and Release Vagetarian...(tks summerinmaine ) Reminder - I have a weiner. - Ilmostro

10-18-2007, 06:12 AM	#609
edeslaur San Diegan Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Sandy Eggo Oddometer: 444	I'm very worried that when my kids get old enough for me to do things like this, I'll feel like I'm in a Douglas Adams book. The exact quote eludes me, but something along the lines of: Going to a different planet was like going to the town next door. It's exactly the same with minor differences... Just replace "planet" with "country" Thanks for putting this out there, it's fantastic. __________________ Eric D 06 Husqvarna TE610 - IMS 5 gal clear tank, heated grips, Alaska Leather sheepskin, Dirt Bagz, Leo Vince slip on, JD Jetting kit, Utah skid plate, Cycra barkbusters 08 BMW K1200S - It's freakin' awesome Ride reports: - 10 Mar Baja - 08 Feb Baja - 07 Aug West coast PDX->SAN - More!

10-18-2007, 06:55 AM	#611
Hayduke ///SAFETY THIRD/// Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Salida, coloRADo Oddometer: 41,608	Absolutely the best report ever. __________________ Official Adventure Rider T-Shirts! . Dual Sport Riding Techniques videos! Rally Moto Kit ///

10-18-2007, 04:19 AM	#606
CHROMEKID01 Banned Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Atlanta Oddometer: 370	This is the best RR ever I am waiting patiently for the next installment

10-18-2007, 06:23 AM	#610
whiteknucklemc Studly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2005 Location: Apache Junction, AZ Oddometer: 643	I read the last post several times, it truly blows me away. I hope this ride report never ends. Cheers!!!

10-18-2007, 07:03 AM	#612
Petrolhead Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Roskilde, Denmark Oddometer: 31	Thanx What an inspiring and well written RR! Far the best I ever seen! One thing for sure, KTM did'nt use Your story for commercial use Have You ever thought about making a little booklet with Your RR collected all together? -You should! __________________ Regards, Petrolhead 1 bike, 2 children.. How about 2-2 instead?? www.nimbusforum.dk

10-18-2007, 07:49 AM	#613
twodear Gone Bush Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Oddometer: 41	Can't see properly Sheesh! The most extreme I've done is to cough up a bit of dust after a session of riding off road. I've served on a nuclear powered ballistic missle submarine from '89 to '92, worked in Egypt, Siberia, lived in China for a year, Alaska at minus 60 as well as the deserts of Australia in high summer at +55C. Nothing I've ever thought of compares with this epic. Well, maybe Shackleton's voyage in a row boat to save his crew in an antarctic venture gone wrong. It's probably only that I've had a glass of wine, but after reading the closing statements on page 40, I'm weeping. Sheesh! Sheesh! twodear screwed with this post 10-27-2007 at 12:45 AM

10-18-2007, 08:07 AM	#614
dukedinner Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Northern B.C. Oddometer: 322	The local people you met and pictured on your way across Angola are smiling now but I can't imgaine what they have gone through the last few decades. Thanks for showing us the human side of your ride.

10-18-2007, 08:09 AM	#615
repo no mans land Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Oddometer: 1,372	this RR is better then any national geographic i can remember.... __________________ Catch and Release Vagetarian...(tks summerinmaine ) Reminder - I have a weiner. - Ilmostro

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