Comments on: Pain Of Eight Sunsets http://www.sizeight.com/2006/05/pain-of-eight-sunsets/ ingredients: carbonated water, sugar, caramel, phosphoric acid, flavourant and caffeine Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:19:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Staal http://www.sizeight.com/2006/05/pain-of-eight-sunsets/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Staal Wed, 10 May 2006 12:02:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=46#comment-159 Lipzies op den klipzies! Lipzies op den klipzies!

]]> By: Emile http://www.sizeight.com/2006/05/pain-of-eight-sunsets/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Emile Wed, 10 May 2006 09:29:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=46#comment-158 A few personal thoughts on the hike and trip as a whole The ride: 6 guys, 1car, 26 hours straight: NOT COOL, especially when one person in particular has serious gastronomical problems (guess who?). Then there was still the long road back to look forward to. Namibia: Wow, what a cool country, it seems to be never-ending . People are friendly and seem to be a lot more "content", grateful, if you will, with the life they lead. It was nice to experience. O, and got to meet a few real Bushmen along the way, all of them Afrikaans speaking (weird???) The Hike: F#CK, it was hard, but well worth it. Normal hikes incorporate walking; Naukluft was about "skipping" over countless stones (Really starts to work your knees and feet on like the 6th day). On normal hikes you go AROUND the mountain, with Naukluft you go OVER the mountain. O yes, and CHAINS, damn, 15m chains down a dried-up waterfall is not easy going. Grass, grass and more grass, I hate GRASS. It gets stuck into your socks, irritates your skin and is almost impossible to get out. I probably spent 2 hours a day cleaning my socks and boots. Rain, rain and more rain. We all love rain, but not when you have to walk in it for 7 hours. Everything gets soaking wet and it seriously breaks everyone's morale. There were two instances on the hike when the thought of going back occurred to everyone, this was one of them. The other was on day 6 when we were hiding under a large rock from rain and lightning, with an unassailable waterfall in front of us (the chains were broken and it was slippery as hell), that was starting to flow ever more fiercely by the minute. But, we stuck it out and found an alternative "route". Sambuca: Golden liquorice flavored goodness. Combine this with an inch thick, vanilla flavored cigar after each day's hike and enjoy! The scenery on the hike was alright as well. Hahahha All in all: 6 friends, 1 bad-ass hike and lots of memories. Be back in 10 years to conquer the beast again! A few personal thoughts on the hike and trip as a whole

The ride: 6 guys, 1car, 26 hours straight: NOT COOL, especially when one person in particular has serious gastronomical problems (guess who?). Then there was still the long road back to look forward to.

Namibia: Wow, what a cool country, it seems to be never-ending . People are friendly and seem to be a lot more “content”, grateful, if you will, with the life they lead. It was nice to experience. O, and got to meet a few real Bushmen along the way, all of them Afrikaans speaking (weird???)

The Hike: F#CK, it was hard, but well worth it. Normal hikes incorporate walking; Naukluft was about “skipping” over countless stones (Really starts to work your knees and feet on like the 6th day). On normal hikes you go AROUND the mountain, with Naukluft you go OVER the mountain. O yes, and CHAINS, damn, 15m chains down a dried-up waterfall is not easy going.

Grass, grass and more grass, I hate GRASS. It gets stuck into your socks, irritates your skin and is almost impossible to get out. I probably spent 2 hours a day cleaning my socks and boots.

Rain, rain and more rain. We all love rain, but not when you have to walk in it for 7 hours. Everything gets soaking wet and it seriously breaks everyone’s morale. There were two instances on the hike when the thought of going back occurred to everyone, this was one of them. The other was on day 6 when we were hiding under a large rock from rain and lightning, with an unassailable waterfall in front of us (the chains were broken and it was slippery as hell), that was starting to flow ever more fiercely by the minute. But, we stuck it out and found an alternative “route”.

Sambuca: Golden liquorice flavored goodness. Combine this with an inch thick, vanilla flavored cigar after each day’s hike and enjoy!

The scenery on the hike was alright as well.

Hahahha

All in all: 6 friends, 1 bad-ass hike and lots of memories. Be back in 10 years to conquer the beast again!

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