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Julie

31-10-2006, 08:54 AM

We are back safe from the Sahara.
What an amazing time!
Shooting stars
The milkyway
Meteor showers
Camels
Monkeys
Satalights
Beetles the size of eggs
Scorpians
Fantastic Waterfalls
Amazing hospitality
Wonderfull welcomes
Waves and Smiles
The Sahara
Berber camps
Really fantastic Hotels that looked like sand castles........

So many things - to many to write down.

Can't wait until the next adventure!!!

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Julie

31-10-2006, 08:56 AM

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SazzaG

31-10-2006, 09:06 AM

Dammit, can't view photobucket at work! Thanks for sending me a few by email Joo, I'll just have to wait 'til I get home to view the rest.

By the way, is that a dead animal of some sort attached to the front of your bike?

S
x

Julie

31-10-2006, 09:10 AM

Ahhhhhh yes - thats the camels pelvis head light surround! I'm gonna see if Motrax want to market it.

bigredduke

31-10-2006, 10:12 AM

Welcome back you pair of intrepid explorers! So you didn't end up in some sheik's harem then?

brill piccy's by the way!

SazzaG

31-10-2006, 10:13 AM

I'm just impressed that Jen didn't sell Julie for 50 camels. We were worried....

Julie

31-10-2006, 10:21 AM

I was offered 10 camels for my bike and we were offered 50 camels for teh RangeRover Sports. No one wanted to buy me tho...

Ruth

31-10-2006, 10:30 AM

I'm just impressed that Jen didn't sell Julie for 50 camels. We were worried....

Ahhh, but Jen would have had to explain herself to me when she got back. (and you KNOW how scary i am).

Grrrrrr
(see)

Ruth

31-10-2006, 10:33 AM

Actually i'm glad i saw this thread...

I did think the house had been a bit quiet for the last couple of weeks but i knew if i waited long enough an explanation would appear on the internet (with photos).

:julie:

Darry

31-10-2006, 10:42 AM

I'm just impressed that Jen didn't sell Julie for 50 camels. We were worried....

50! camels... they maybe foreign, but that doesn't give Jen the right to rip them off! :biggrin:

Melnie Mouse

31-10-2006, 10:48 AM

wow, great pics, what an amazing time you must have had, i've got a friend in Namibia at the moment and she said about stars and big beetles/scorpions and sand dunes too.

Stafford

31-10-2006, 11:32 AM

Looks brilliant, how about a bit of blurb on who you went with, what you got up to etc.
Please
Q

Pedro

31-10-2006, 12:09 PM

Not at all jealous......

Nice pics!

Mand

31-10-2006, 12:40 PM

so where are you off to next then? :)

Mand

31-10-2006, 12:46 PM

Ahhh, but Jen would have had to explain herself to me when she got back. (and you KNOW how scary i am).

Grrrrrr
(see)

Scary indeed! I mean just look at your avatar!

SazzaG

31-10-2006, 12:48 PM

I think we're due another meeting of the UKMOC offroad section at Robht's back yard (Salisbury plain).

Is that intrepid enough? Unexploded bombs are a bit more dangerous than camels, you know.

Saz

McMONSTRO

31-10-2006, 02:27 PM

Is this the same Julie that I met about 4 years ago at Cotes Mill that was nervous about going round corners????
Now blasting round the Sahara on dirt bikes...whats next then the DAKAR! Or Jen and Julie doing TV shows!
I was talking with Charlie Boorman at Pid****s last week about his experiences in the desert...had no idea you were there at the time...looks brilliant, great pics and a rangey sport to play with as well!
Good on you both!

McMonstro

JMo

31-10-2006, 07:27 PM

Looks brilliant, how about a bit of blurb on who you went with, what you got up to etc.
Please
Q

Part of the deal was that the trip is to be featured in a couple of magazines, so I can't say too much before publication, but I'll write up a brief report in the next few days...

xxx

Julie

01-11-2006, 10:24 AM

MrsJel

01-11-2006, 10:53 AM

You both look great out there - looks like good fun.

Watching Charley Boorman last night on his Dakar thing and seeing you in these pics really makes me want to learn to ride off road.

Which mags do you think will pick the story up - want to make sure I get at least one of them

Carole

lord vader

02-11-2006, 10:55 PM

I've precious little time at the moment to get on the site and my Monster is currently being used as a winter hack by a mate who's rice burner is knackered.
The other thing that is taking up all my time is planning and working on my new years project!
I am off on boxing day on the Plymouth to Dakar Rally doing it in a 16yr old VW Golf bought for £100,we go down through Morocco and into the Sahara in the new year for 4 days! end up in the Gambia after hopefully catching some of the Paris -Dakar at the finish
Seeing your pictures just make me want to stuff everything in the car and leave tomorrow.
Fantastic!

Vader
www.desertscouts.com (My rally website)

Fodder

02-11-2006, 11:58 PM

Nice one!! That looks f*****g great, superb photo's n all. We crossed it from Tunisia once on camels and that was awesome but on bikes it just looks so much fun over there.

Did you like the bedouin tea?

Si

Damn i'm off out for a spin in the desert.

benson

03-11-2006, 07:04 AM

Blimey Julie - if you remember my concern at the size of ladybird's bits then imagine what you'd get with beetles the size of eggs - off to hide under the covers.:shocked:

The trip looks amazing - bloomin fantastic...great photos too...

Hurrah...:yoparty:

Julie

03-11-2006, 04:31 PM

Ahhhhhhh What a scary thought!

Thanks for that mental image Benson! x

JMo

03-11-2006, 06:18 PM

Hee hee - I wondered how long it would be until you used one of those panoramic pictures as a signature... although I thought it might have been "the world's fastest Jooligan"...

xxx

Julie

04-11-2006, 02:35 PM

Ahhhhh i like this one best x

robht

05-11-2006, 08:36 PM

I'm a bit johnny-come-lately (or robin-come-lately) to this thread...
Anyway, Stunning pictures, a far cry from wet, muddy england, how intrepid are you two! Looking forward to hearing about (and reading about) your trip.

I reckon Landrover and KTM have got some great new pics for their advertising.

robht

05-11-2006, 08:42 PM

I think we're due another meeting of the UKMOC offroad section at Robht's back yard (Salisbury plain).

Is that intrepid enough? Unexploded bombs are a bit more dangerous than camels, you know.

Saz

Absolutely! I was out on Salisbury plain yesterday and found myself on the Anti-Tank range - fortunately it was saturday so they were all out on the town...
Saw a bloke on a BM GS 1200 - off road, now that is dangerous...

Banshee

06-11-2006, 04:47 PM

Elmo has been raving about these pics, and may i say raving well placed.

Good for you girls for living life to the full.

(yes dear ill bath the kids in a moment...oh ok i'll do it right now).

Again good for you girls, dead jell.

Love to you both xxxxx

Banshee.

queen_gpants

10-11-2006, 08:12 AM

WOW truely fantastic pictures....makes me want to go out and buy an off road bike now!!

Please put some blog up girls, want to read all about your adventures!

Bodybag

10-11-2006, 08:23 AM

Part of the deal was that the trip is to be featured in a couple of magazines, so I can't say too much before publication, but I'll write up a brief report in the next few days...

xxx
Are you going to give us a clue which magazines this story is going in? I want to read more.

JMo

10-11-2006, 08:52 PM

It will be in LRM (Land Rover Monthly) over two issues from next month, I'm still sorting the version for the bike magazines...

xxx

Julie

11-11-2006, 06:02 AM

In the mean time - you can check out MCM next month it will have our trip to wales on the monsters in. Not as glam as the sahara but wales is still wonderfull.