Adventure is out there

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Wow!

I am in total awe after reading this adventure in the Congo. Try NOT to spend half a day reading through this, but I seriously doubt you can stop yourself.

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Reply By: skmaint (WA) - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 00:45

Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 00:45

"WOW" is spot on,
Only up to day 6 but what an adventure..

Cheers
Simon.

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Reply By: Muntoo - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 01:31

Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 01:31

Totally agree.

Its got me hooked.

Only up to page 12, but crikey what an adventure.

Cheers, ive got it saved in favourites

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Follow Up By: ob - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 15:40

Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 15:40

Yeah, I too have saved it to favourites. Only got to page 3 and my overiding thought was why some people in good ol' Oz ask if they should take a gun to travel in the Australian outback (for protection)

ob

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Follow Up By: Muntoo - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 17:15

Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 17:15

Haha my thoughts exactly mate.

Although these two are bloody mad.

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Reply By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 13:46

Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 13:46

Reading.... reading.... reading.....
hungry... hungry... hungry.... Why?
Man oh man.... its well after lunch already and I'm still reading about these guys... totally absorbed in their story.
Sorry, but WOW1 just doesn't cut it....
It's much more than that.
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Reply By: Member - Paul F (INT) - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 20:16

Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 20:16

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Thank you for posting such an extraordinarily brilliant item for us to enjoy. My big question is how did you manage to find it ?
Once again thank you for such a good read of a trek that most would only dream of.
Cheers & Regards
Paul

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Follow Up By: Off-track - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 21:21

Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 21:21

Dont really recall how I got hold of it, to be honest I was that mesmerised reading it that I dont recall much from that day, LOL.

I think was just through some random site searching which led me there, and then I was trapped...

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Reply By: Member - Tanka (NSW) - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 20:17

Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 20:17

Have just read 10 pages, bookmarked, cant stop reading...

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Reply By: Member - Jason B (NSW) - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 20:26

Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 20:26

My wife hates you.............LOL............Won't get my arse up, and away from the computer...............What a story.

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Reply By: mikehzz - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 23:05

Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 23:05

There are good trips out there. I found one of an Aussie couple who shipped their Disco from Perth to Cape Town, then drove it all the way to London. They nearly got shot by rebels at a road block in Kenya. Bullet holes in the car. Driving through Somalia and Egypt...very interesting indeed. Anyway, many thanks for the post. Mike

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Reply By: harryopal - Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 at 14:47

Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 at 14:47

Thank you for the link. Great story. Am up to about page 30. The questions it raises about how much gear to take is interesting. Am more inclined to minimal gear as you can't anticipate every contingency.

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Follow Up By: ob - Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 at 16:55

Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 at 16:55

Good point about the gear to take.......be nice to know what is going to break before you go. Personally apart from tyre mending gear I prefer the usual belts, hoses and some electrical bits and bobs.....oh and a couple of rolls of duct tape, marvellous what can be fixed with that stuff.

ob

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Reply By: sweetwill - Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 at 18:59

Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 at 18:59

thanks for the heads up like the rest i couldnt stop reading cheers bill.

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Reply By: Member - Robert R1 (SA) - Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 at 19:59

Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 at 19:59

Off-track,

Thanks for alerting us to this story. I have found it absolutely fascinating. I read it until 1230 last night and was up to page 45. I have been tired all day today. It certainly puts being bogged for three hours in mud or the Mitchell Falls road into perspective.

Thanks again,
Bob

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