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• Rhino Charge 2008

  Posted: June 3, 2008, 6:33 am by egm

  Rhino Charge was what I expected and a whole lot more! I had a blast. I am signed up for next year's event long before they even know any of the logistics for it. For the outdoors type of person, this was just pure bliss.
  
  Something that enhanced this outdoor experience was Zero Network Coverage. For both Celtel and Safaricom. And when I say Zero, I mean Zero. The only place where there seemed to be some hint of coverage was at the RC command center where they had all these communication equipment. But even then it was spotty. Everywhere else, it was zero bar.
  
  I was jazzed big time by the stunts these vehicles pulled. I get there, and the first thing I see is a Range driving down what is humanly impossible to do. A place where no road exists, except for just huge rocks. At a very steep angle. yet this thing drove down. I expected it to topple any second, yet it stayed on course. Have you ever stared at something open mouthed with obvious disbelief? That's how I was. The pictures shown below don't come close to showing just how impossibly rugged that terrain was. You just have to take my word for it that it was a crazy thing to behold.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  And just to illustrate further the feat these vehicles were achieving, the hillside they were driving down was such that hiking up it requires that you be very fit. It's not just a stroll in the park. You are climbing over rocks, at times on hands and knees, just to go up. If you plan on doing RC next year, you had better start working up stamina now. You'll need it, if they happen to take it to a venue with a terrain like this one in Samburu.
  
  K24 were on hand to cover the entire trip from a Bunduz stand point. So within the next day or so you'll see highlights from the trip on that channel. You might even catch a glimpse of Raul in action!
  
  The highlight of my trip, however, was seeing with my own two eyes the Nikon D3 camera. That's the Buggatti Veyron of cameras, as far as I am concerned. Can you say bliss? I just had to go up to the guy that had it and talk to him about it. And he was kind enough to let me take a photo of it.
  
  
  
  Raul was so honoured to have come so close to a piece of photographic genius as the D3! Borrowing from BMW, it is the Ultimate Shooting Machine! Someday I shall call one of those mine!
  
  Time now to work on the rest of the images from the weekend to share with you.

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