Adventure is Out There! - Off-Road Ride to The Lake Kariba in Zambia - On Her Bike - EP. 113

I'm going to the Lake Kariba which is Yeah Very popular Tourist destination here in Zambia and I'll be meeting there Some overlanders So, this is Super exciting Music Now I'm ready It's been a while Since I've dropped it I actually wasn't expecting that but yeah It's quite deep here And it's uphill No muscles Apparently there's only like seven kilometers of this Type of the road And then we're on a nice gravel So Let's keep it straight, okay mate? Okay, I think this is the Mainish road That goes along The river The river is just there Oh, slow down Jesus We're nearly there Is this the right road? Eagle's Nest? TNR Oh, great, thank you That's it Made it Okay, we'll be camping here For two nights Campground, apparently But first, things first Let's say hi to the guys I can see they took a chalet How are you? Good, how are you? Yeah, good So you guys, this is your cabin? Yeah How was your ride here? Oh, this is like a whole beach, hey? Looks like you're at the sea or something But you can't swim, right? Right Ah, that's the one She said Yeah, there's everything in this lake Not just crocs How was That's so nice All right, so I'm gonna go and Camp Set up my tent, I'll meet you at the bar, hey? Nice Maybe here? This looks to me like a campground Oh, I like that Maybe here, Chillie, huh? Here is a good spot for you, I think Perfect Guys, so nice to meet you We actually met a few days ago in Lusaka And now we're meeting again And you know, normally when I meet people on the road I just ask Three questions, you know Because, you know It's so nice to see other travelers, right? Okay So, how long Yes, get your beer It's very important How long are you guys on the road for? This trip about Two and a half months But You've been traveling pretty much most of your life, right? From 2007 So you left Russia when? 2007 And then you immigrated to? We're not kind of immigrated We start to travel And we spent one year of backpacking in Asia India, Nepal, you know And we ended up in Thailand In 2008 And it's turned out to be a nice place to live So we travel from time to time From Thailand, you know We've done all around Southeast Asia And we also Went to South America, North America, Central America But yeah, we kind of Thailand for us It's like, you know It's second home So and Now it's Africa Second time already So how, where did you start in Africa? Cape Town Cape Town and You went After that A lot of places in South Africa Actually Like half of the country And then we crossed to Namibia And now you're in Zambia And half of Namibia Another month in Namibia And here now, in Zambia What bike you're riding? 800GS The best one, of course Right? So you're riding two up How you find being at the back of the bike? Oh, it's wonderful You know, with all the bikes we have With all the bikes I rode as a passenger You know, BMW You're very comfortable It's one It's the most comfortable I can ride it for 10 hours Without even asking Oh Dima, can you stop please? I'm enjoying it Awesome So what's your plans from now on? Well, we have no definite plans So we are going north to Tanzania Uganda Maybe Kenya If they will allow us And then you see And then we'll see Actually, we don't have any plan Maybe we'll sell the bike Maybe we will ship the bike somewhere Depends on the borders With this All this situation With COVID and stuff You never know So Africa is the place to be, right? Oh yes Cheers So nice to meet you guys You're really second overlanders Since I'm back to Africa So I'm so pleased To have a chance to hang out with you guys Thank you for this little interview Cheers Cheers to you guys too See you I'll do it again Good morning everyone How are you feeling today? Our evening was out of Out of the record At some point Yes, but we have a new friend here Who joined us for the party last night Etin has arrived yesterday Last night actually As we were about to start our party He roped up on 800 GS So we've got three 800 GS's in this lodge I mean, what's the chance, right? Nice to meet you So how long you've been on the road for? About six weeks Six weeks And what are your plans for the future? Where are you going? Where are you coming from? Coming from Cape Town Hope to go all the way to Uganda Right So you don't have really any deadlines This is pretty much you quit everything It's a new lifestyle Yeah, yeah, yeah You're a digital nomad We already Ride the wave while it lasts That's it, that's it Well, so nice to meet you You know, this is Zambia has been so social for me I've been, you know I felt like I'm alone in Africa For, you know, for a lot of For a long time I mean, since November And now finally people are starting Traveling so it's It's like you're getting your energy back It's so nice to meet you And where are we going now? You can tell people where we're going now We're a bit hungover But it's okay We're going to the wall that Holds back all the water In Kariba Dam Big dam It's exciting All right Everyone's ready This is the view You guys have from the cabin I think it's pretty Premium spot You guys ready? Yep Guys, everyone come here Because you have a nice light Now It's like, you ready? Ready? Everyone's like maybe out of the shade No, no, no, no Yeah Yes Hi Okay Let's go Who'll go first? You go first? I'll go last because I'm recording Okay Then you go first So pretty, hey? How pretty is it? No, it's amazing It's massive It's like You know Huge Yeah It's really impressive Yeah Huh? What's amazing? Birds Oh yeah Making some noise So we are very close To Zimbabwe Water Actually we are at the water Water is there Unfortunately Zimbabwe is still close For tourism so That's the closest we Could get And this is the high level Of the river The other side So cool That's it That's the closest to Zimbabwe So I got this time Hopefully In a few months They're gonna Reopen the borders But for now you see It's completely Blocked See ya Miss you too Bye These guys are lucky Because they're from Zimbabwe So I guess they could go But we can't Little line up For the most beautiful picture of Yeah F800GS Ever taken In Zambia On this lake To be particular How's my hair? Your hair is beautiful Oh Etienne Your hair is the best Beautiful Dimo Would you like to know How your hair Yeah I'll do a beard Beer time Good Be decent No swearing It's all on the video On the camera What are we doing now? We're doing Braai Yeah, drinking too But that's okay Let's go What do we have for For dinner tonight? A swan Do you know what kind of bird is this? Yes, show us We're all not sure What sort of meat is this? But yeah Looks like calamari But it's not It's beef Okay, a little bit more How's our meat? It's looking good We're very professional today I mean We I mean you Oh, you want to eat the swan I grilled it There you go Okay Cheers Enjoy your meal Yes Of course Bye-bye All the best It was so nice to meet you Good luck on the road Take care You too Stay in touch We will meet you someday Definitely Bye And they're gone End of socializing It's time to hit the road again This time just Chillie and me That's it We're on our way to Livingstone Although we're not gonna get there today But we will take the scenic route That goes along Lake Kariba But that should be fun It's a long way up, hey? Long way up Steve, good luck