Rocky's Ride Detailed Travel Log Day 1: 03/08/24 Walvis Bay to Utuseb We kicked off our 1200km adventure across the Namib with a cold front as our send-off—just perfect. Of course, I forgot my headphones at home and had to swing by The Crazy Store for a new pair. Not the smoothest start, but it added to the chaos! Within the first few minutes, I dropped my Garmin, breaking a button and making it practically useless. Then, Rocky's front rack started slipping down the fork, so out came the cable ties. Good ol’ cable ties—bikepacking’s best friend. Once we hit the D1983 road, the Namib stretched out before us in all its vast, barren glory. The bike, trailer, gear, and Rocky weighed a solid 70 kg, and on that sandy, corrugated road, it felt like even more. We stopped for lunch in an abandoned building—nothing like dining in ruins—before pushing through the 53 km stretch. By day's end, I was too lazy to pitch the tent and lucked out, finding shelter in an unused, newly built ablution block at Utuseb. Not the campsite I envisioned, but at least no tent duty tonight!