RE: Pontoon Bridge (for the cyclists)
In Australia, a donga is a temporary accommodation unit. Usually comprises two or more bedrooms, a toilet and shower facility, and often a galley. The whole thing is about as big as a large shipping container, and they are extensively used to house temporary workforces when developing greenfield sites in the remoter parts of the country. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Alan C Sent: Thursday, 2 July 2015 5:36 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pontoon Bridge (for the cyclists) Donga is an Afrikaans word adopted from Zulu (Nguni) which refers to deep gullies formed on riverbanks by water erosion during the rainy season. The soil is all washed to the bottom leaving steep, rocky approaches on both sides. They were all dry at this time of the year. There was an earth dam wall available for the faint hearted 100m downstream but I'm always up for a challenge! Alan C -Original Message- From: Knarf Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 9:19 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Pontoon Bridge (for the cyclists) I hate those dongas! (Actually, what's a donga?) So that's a wonderful photo of a pretty hairy race obstacle. I think I'd have got off my bike and ended my race right about there. Before the bridge, not on it. Cheers, frank On 1 July, 2015 4:07:15 AM EDT, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Last Sat. I borrowed an old Mountain Bike to enter a local MB Race on a game farm adjoining Kruger. I am really a runner part-time road cyclist so MBiking was something new. The bike wasn't a very good fit I don't even have proper cycling gear. The route was quite tough with a lot of loose sand some deep, rocky dongas to be negotiated. I was very circumspect (not like some of the young kamikazes!) fortunately never came off. My heart was in my throat when I saw this 100m pontoon bridge made from fork lift pallets strung on two steel cables about 3km from the end . I just pedalled like mad safely reached the other side unlike some unfortunates. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/19132031669/in/dateposted-pu blic/ Photo by an unknown spectator. Alan C --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pontoon Bridge (for the cyclists)
Donga is an Afrikaans word adopted from Zulu (Nguni) which refers to deep gullies formed on riverbanks by water erosion during the rainy season. The soil is all washed to the bottom leaving steep, rocky approaches on both sides. They were all dry at this time of the year. There was an earth dam wall available for the faint hearted 100m downstream but I'm always up for a challenge! Alan C -Original Message- From: Knarf Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 9:19 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Pontoon Bridge (for the cyclists) I hate those dongas! (Actually, what's a donga?) So that's a wonderful photo of a pretty hairy race obstacle. I think I'd have got off my bike and ended my race right about there. Before the bridge, not on it. Cheers, frank On 1 July, 2015 4:07:15 AM EDT, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Last Sat. I borrowed an old Mountain Bike to enter a local MB Race on a game farm adjoining Kruger. I am really a runner part-time road cyclist so MBiking was something new. The bike wasn't a very good fit I don't even have proper cycling gear. The route was quite tough with a lot of loose sand some deep, rocky dongas to be negotiated. I was very circumspect (not like some of the young kamikazes!) fortunately never came off. My heart was in my throat when I saw this 100m pontoon bridge made from fork lift pallets strung on two steel cables about 3km from the end . I just pedalled like mad safely reached the other side unlike some unfortunates. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/19132031669/in/dateposted-public/ Photo by an unknown spectator. Alan C --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pontoon Bridge (for the cyclists)
They said about 3m in the middle. There is a series of earth wall weirs on this stream which flows southwards (only in the wet season) through a game farm army base between Kruger the town. Several hippos reside in the dams even venture into town in search of grazing during the night. A couple have been hit by cars when crossing the road. Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark C Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 11:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Pontoon Bridge (for the cyclists) That looks exciting! How deep was the water? On 7/1/2015 4:07 AM, Alan C wrote: Last Sat. I borrowed an old Mountain Bike to enter a local MB Race on a game farm adjoining Kruger. I am really a runner part-time road cyclist so MBiking was something new. The bike wasn't a very good fit I don't even have proper cycling gear. The route was quite tough with a lot of loose sand some deep, rocky dongas to be negotiated. I was very circumspect (not like some of the young kamikazes!) fortunately never came off. My heart was in my throat when I saw this 100m pontoon bridge made from fork lift pallets strung on two steel cables about 3km from the end . I just pedalled like mad safely reached the other side unlike some unfortunates. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/19132031669/in/dateposted-public/ Photo by an unknown spectator. Alan C --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
