Itchy Boots

Well, it's a good thing I got caught up with her Mauritania adventures last night.
Now I'm not caught up any more.
The Eye of Africa was a trip (mind-trip), particularly when seen from a drone view. Nice transition to Google Earth, too... I've been meaning to learn how to do that. Now that she got to Richata, I can see why she compromised her "do-it-by-myself-and-all-alone" system.
Hauling all that water and gas on the little Honda would have been an exercise in futility; she struggled in the soft sand even with no luggage.
 
SMSW said:
Too bad you cannot dilute diesel for use in a gas engine.
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Sadlsor said:
I think some people have tried.
It seldom works out well.
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I'm interested to know "why" someone would consider attempting to "convert" diesel to petrol.
Price?
Convenience?
Something else?

I checked my favorite place to fill up - Buc-ee's (if you've never been to one and have one close by, go), and the price is between Mid and Premium.

The real issue is the engine - they are each designed specifically for its required fuel type.

Yea, okay, maybe in an "emergency" situation, but the engine won't last.

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Sadlsor said:
I like the non-corn gas there, but ya pays fer it.
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That's one reason why I go there - the zero turn mower manufacturer highly recommends ethanol free gas and only Buc-ee's has it, so I spend 30 minutes each way to fill up the 5 gal container.
My wife went to school with the owner (“Beaver” Aplin during Elem./Jr/Sr high and A&M Univ.)
 
core-aggie said:
I'm interested to know "why" someone would consider attempting to "convert" diesel to petrol.
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Only because Noraly ended up in a place that probably had diesel since all the cars use it, but no gasoline, (unless someone had a few gallons in containers and was willing to sell it to a lovely young woman). No other reason.

MSR, for years, has offered multifuel stoves for use by expeditions to remote areas. Yes, I know the mechanics of burning various fuels in stoves is vastly different than in an ice.
 
When I was a young lad in the early 1980s, I lived and worked for Schlumberger International as an oil well wireline logging engineer. I trained in a bigger place called Port Harcourt and then was stationed in what was then the little town of Warri in the Niger River delta of Nigeria.
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It was a pretty tough but exciting job for a 23-year-old and I didn't really understand how dangerous it was until after I had come home and had a chance to think about some of the things I had seen....and done.

I haven't quite figured out how far Noraly plans to go south in Africa, but if she is going into the areas where I was 40+ years ago, I am very apprehensive as they are even more dangerous now than they were back then and most particularly for women.

Anyhow, we fell behind due to a death in the family in January, but we are continuing to follow her adventures and will be catching up over the coming few days.

Cheers,

Pete
 
Yeah, never been to the Dark Continent, but I understand that some places over there, is just like being in a whole other country.
Having never been, I enjoy seeing Noraly's perspective.
Instability is the word that comes to mind, but not from my personal experience. And wild.
Still, I understand much of it is breathtakingly beautiful.
 
Sadlsor said:
Yeah, never been to the Dark Continent, but I understand that some places over there, is just like being in a whole other country.
Having never been, I enjoy seeing Noraly's perspective.
Instability is the word that comes to mind, but not from my personal experience. And wild.
Still, I understand much of it is breathtakingly beautiful.
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Oh yes - a lot of it is very beautiful for sure but in some locales, the government has only a very tenuous grip on the civic authority and in many places, it has no grip at all.

She is certainly tough and has shown a good deal of wisdom in her travels, but if a gang of armed men surround her, it could go wildly wrong for her.
 
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MaxPete said:
She is certainly tough and has shown a good deal of wisdom in her travels, but if a gang of armed men surround her, it could go wildly wrong for her.
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I'm gonna take a wild guess that Noraly does research and interviews locals way ahead of time, so she is aware of where not to go ... but yes, even if well prepared, there's always a remote chance of being at the rwong place at the rwong time.
 
I suppose, all things considered, Senegal is considered "civilization" in that part of the world. Noraly mentioned her rear tire a couple of episodes back, so she'll have one more video on Monday and then take a break. Apparently, RevIt has to swap out her desert fashions for jungle wear.
From her email (if you're subscribed):

"I need some time to get my new equipment sorted, replace some of my camera equipment, get Alaska some spare parts for her service and research the next leg of my journey around the African continent. To do all of that, while also creating three episodes per week is not possible my friends. So forgive me, but there will be a short break on the channel soon."
 
@Sadlsor ... thanks for that email info. Although we're subscribed to the YouTube, not subscribed to email.

I was a bit shocked they got her bike and her on that "canoe" to cross the river. I was nervous that it might tip over ... and that would be it, no way to recover.
 
core-aggie said:
I was a bit shocked they got her bike and her on that "canoe" to cross the river. I was nervous that it might tip over ... and that would be it, no way to recover.
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It's at least her 2nd canoe portage with Alaska, the first (that I recall) was in South America, somewhere.
And I agree... it looked sketchy!
#adventuring
 
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