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Jon and Duncan head to two beautiful beaches in southern Portugal. The Alvor and Portimao beaches!

Update: Yes we know this is NOT the Mediterranean!!! We we’re just trying to make sure you we’re paying attention.

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Dirtbag by Brad sucks. Envie de Rien by Abox J

Coming soon to scourist.com: The Rick & Rebecca show!

                       

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Dirtbag and Making Me Nervous by Brad sucks.

                       

A photo slideshow of Biltong for Breakfast Days 21-30! All the photos were taken by Jon Rawlinson and Ian McLeod throughout Namibia and Botswana.

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Dirtbag by Brad sucks.

                       

Sunday country
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It’s Creative Thursday! So that means we’re putting up Sunday country! Its a video Jon made about a drive he took through the Ontario, Canada countryside.

                       

1000 Islands Part 1
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Duncan Rawlinson takes a train to the 1000 Islands to check out the Skydeck and go for a boat ride.

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Slither Away from Sunbyrn.

                       

JON is in Argentina! He visits Buenos Aires then heads to the southern most city in the world, Ushaia. He finishes off his South American adventure in El Calafate where he climbs a massive glacier in the Andes!

                       

JON is in Peru where he visits the Uros islands on Lake Titicaca. Then he heads to Bolivia where he mountain bikes down the world’s most dangerous road and then checks out the city of La Paz.

                       

JON is in Ecuador where he rides the roof of a train up to the Devil’s Nose, watches a traditional parade in Riobamba then heads to Lima, Peru for some paragliding! Top that!

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JON heads to the equator then checks out Chimborazo mountain, the tallest mountain in Ecuador!

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JON heads to the highest waterfall in the world! Angel Falls in Venezuela!

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Jon and Jeff head to the wild wadi waterpark and go offroading in dunes near Dubai!

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Breathless by Acceptance.<

Dubai.  Its a bizarre place.  It feels like being in Disneyland under construction.  Dubai currently has 15% of the world’s cranes in operation.  There is high rise after high rise under construction.

Lotsa construction.

Jumeirahs skyline.

Its hard to imagine how theyre going to fill all these buildings, apartments, homes and malls with people.  Its also Ramadan right now so the locals arent shopping or eating until the evening.  We went to a massive mall called Ibn Battuta and it was almost entirely void of people. 

Jeff at the wildest Starbucks we’ve ever seen. 

Takin a snooze in the Ibn Battuta Mall.

We were disappointed to find out that the indoor ski hill was still under construction and wouldnt be opening until mid-November.  Then the second big disappointment was the fact that you cant go near the Burj Al Arab without being a guest in the six star hotel.  The only way to go inside the Burj is to make a reservation at one of their restaurants.  We tried to get a reservation yesterday but it was fully booked.  Luckily we went to the Wild Wadi waterpark climbed up to the top waterslide and got a great view of the Burj.

The Burj Al Arab.

The Wadi was hilarious.  Most of the waterslides go up-hill.  You ride on inner tubes and huge jets propel you uphill.  I recently got a underwater case for my digital camera so I got some excellent footage of riding the slides. 

Jeff at the Wild Wadi Waterpark.

Today we went on a 4×4 safari through the dunes.  It was awesome!  It was XTREME!!!  haha. 

JEFF had this to say:

The whole place was a bit surreal. A little bit too controled. Being there during Ramadan didn’t help that much either(as was pointed out by our taxi driver so eloquently, "Why the hell did you come here during Ramadan" - he didn’t get a tip). The Wild Wadi park was cool, but I can envision a water park that could be so much more XTREME. We were thinking something along the lings of getting shot up hill and then fired into a pool 40 feet below.

Also, Jon pushed me at the water park and I broke my toe on a step. I tried to get him back by pushing him off the "double tube" we were riding, but when I turned around the tube riding Gestapo(read: "lifeguard") whistled that fun idea right out of my head.

The Toyota Landcruisers.

Cruisin up the dunes.

Goin up!

Tons of fun!

Driving off into the sunset.

Cruisin over the dunes.

Jeff gettin air

In the words of Kip: "Peace out yo."

Jeff chillin out with the Japanese girls.

Windblown sand.

MORE DUBAI PHOTOS

Jon and Ian hit the sand dunes in Namibia for Xtreme Trayboarding 2.

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Pink Shoes by The Delegates. You can get their whole album here.

Trayboarding 2.0 the STORY by Ian McLeod:

09:30

Good sleep in this morning but now I’m thinking that it was a bad idea to start so late as its already 30 degrees. I’m so excited, sand boarding is going to be awesome! I can’t wait to check out the sand dunes and get a feel for the Namibian desert. Better get moving, were getting picked up in half and hour.

13:17 

I’m bouncing around in the back of the truck, trying to force as much liquid into my desiccated and dehydrated body as possible. I am so destroyed; I’m burned, beaten, exhausted and absolutely stoked.

Overall the ‘stand up’ sand boarding was disappointing, the rides were just too short to build up any real speed. Unfortunately there was no high-speed lifts to whisk you back up the mountain again like on ski fields. We had to keep trudging back up the ridge of the dune. Ten minutes up for a twenty second ride down.

Luckily the second or ‘tray boarding’ option was awesome. Basically you grab a piece of plywood, one side of which is super shiny and slippery and the other side rougher to keep you on the ‘tray’ and ride down on it on your belly. Because of my ridiculous height I needed two sheets of ply overlapped to prevent me from sanding off my knees. I couldn’t wait to give it a go and ‘volunteered’ to go first, in my unique greedy, pushing and grabbing style.

As I lay on the tray and peered over the edge of the dune, I reflected in the safety of this sport and the wisdom of going first. The local guys were laughing with just a touch of sadistic glee, which is never a good sign. I had been told to expect to reach speeds upwards of 80km/hour and this dune was looking steeper by the second. I was half listening to the advice of our guide  “pull the front up and don’t try to stop” and half trying not to weep in front of the camera when I was pushed off. Oh man it was fun! I accelerated quickly, going faster and faster as the hot harsh sand passed just inches away from my face.  It felt like a roller coaster and I was giggling with immature glee and relieved to be alive.

Ian puts on his game face.

Predictably we had a race on our second run. Because of my increased sliding surface of my ‘tray’ and the fact Jon was filming with one hand.  I snuck past on the outside and took the gold medal. He got me back though, crashing into my legs and knocking me off my tray as he reached the finish line. Jon’s got so much skill. I was checking out the footage taken on his Cybershot camera later and it was rock steady even when he reached top speeds.

We must have had at least five runs each tray boarding. We learned that if you give the front of the flexi boards a sharp upwards tweak when you go over a ridge its possible to get some air. We also learned that walking up some of the tallest dunes in the world in 40-degree heat is exhausting.

Jon stoked to be Trayboarding again.

The scenery was around our playground was amazing, soft yellows and dusty browns of sand and dune as far as the eye could see. Despite the harsh conditions there were still insects and spiders to be seen travelling across the hot sand.  I didn’t want to leave and when the rest of the guys left to enjoy their lunch I asked to stay for a while and do a few more run.

I was told that the record for most runs in a day was 16. I had done 11 runs already and was confident I could take the title for New Zealand. They left me with a jar of board wax a broken down snowboard and a half litre of now superheated water. Giggling to myself with manic excitement and glee I watched my friends turn into little dots as they returned to the trucks for baguettes and beer. I continued to climb and ride getting more random and exhausted. I bailed three times on my last four runs, once slamming my face down and eating the sand. I finally finished my 17th run to the applause of the truck tooting and my new friends shouting, “come down you dork, we want to go back”. I was completely broken, covered in sand, sun burned, bruised from my falls, chaffed and blistered. But I was victorious!

Ian after completing the new record of 17 runs!

19:37

Still broken, just like Jon’s ankle. I hobbled from our hostel to a local bar and met up with Beth and the team from Alter Action Sandboarding Adventures. It was awesome kicking back with a cold Windhoek Beer and watching some of the shots they had taken of the day. I managed to convince them to give us a copy if the raw footage. Excellent, more footage for the series! Just as I left Beth told me that the 17 year girl who had previously held the record for the most rides was pissed off but was going to top my record tomorrow.

Must hobble back to the hostel and die now.

Overall it was a good day 8/10

If you’re in Swakopmnud, Namibia, book with these dudes:  http://www.alter-action.com/

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Check out our first Trayboarding episode over here.

Mark Gill from Lincoln, UK does another killer intro! Send fanmail to: gilly_55[AT]hotmail.co.uk
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Dirtbag Remix from MC Jack in the Box. Original version by Brad Sucks.
Work out fine from MC Jack in the Box.

Ian and Jon cruise around Etosha National Park in Namibia.

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Dirtbag Remix from MC Jack in the Box. Original version by Brad Sucks.

I think I started a trend by Brad Sucks

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JON goes on a Great white shark cage dive in Gansbaai, South Africa!

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The JAWS theme.

Ian and Jon go Sandboarding in Namibia. The intro is Mark Gill from Lincoln, UK. Send him all your fanmail at: gilly_55[AT]hotmail.co.uk

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Dirtbag Remix from MC Jack in the Box. Original version by Brad Sucks.

Wizard Returns from legend_of_the_suns. (This song seems to have been taken down since we found it on ccmixter.)

This is Day 25 of Biltong for Breakfast! Ian and Jon go on safari in Etosha National Park in Namibia.

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Dirtbag Remix from MC Jack in the Box. Original version by Brad Sucks.

The Message from SHADOW_C.

This is Day 24 Part 2 of the Biltong for Breakfast series! Ian and Jon visit Etosha National Park in Namibia.

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Dirtbag Remix from MC Jack in the Box. Original version by Brad Sucks.

Desaprendere (Treatment) from Fourstones.

This is Day 24 Part 1 of the Biltong for Breakfast series! Ian and Jon visit Etosha National Park in Namibia.

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This is a slideshow of Biltong for Breakfast, Africa, days 1-20. This is what we experienced. It was absolutely breathtaking.

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Dirtbag Remix from MC Jack in the Box. Original version by Brad Sucks.

The song during the slideshow is “Novo” by Omaya.

This is Day 20 of the Biltong for Breakfast series! Ian and Jon visit Simonga village near Livingstone, Zambia.

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Dirtbag Remix from MC Jack in the Box. Original version by Brad Sucks.

This is Day 17 of the Biltong for Breakfast series! BUNGEE!!!! IAN and JON jump off a perfectly good 330 foot bridge in Zambia!

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Dirtbag Remix from MC Jack in the Box. Original version by Brad Sucks.

“HELLO” by The Delegates. Donate money to the Nata village blog and you can download The Delegate’s The Diary of Hamilton Fish

This is Day 16 of the Biltong for Breakfast series! We are going to be publishing a new episode every weekday.

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Dirtbag Remix from MC Jack in the Box. Original version by Brad Sucks.

“Let her run” by The Delegates. Donate money to the Nata village blog and you can download The Delegate’s The Diary of Hamilton Fish

This is Day 15 of the Biltong for Breakfast series! We are going to be publishing a new episode every weekday.

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Dirtbag Remix from MC Jack in the Box. Original version by Brad Sucks.

Thong Song Bias Verison.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUNCAN!

This is Day 9 of the Biltong for Breakfast series! We are going to be publishing a new episode every weekday.

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Dirtbag Remix from MC Jack in the Box. Original version by Brad Sucks.

Noite de Carnaval by Code from Mixro

Here’s a few highlights from our Okavango delta Safaris. It was amazing to see such spectacular wildlife up close. Enjoy.

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A local Botswana song sung by the wonderful people who work at CC Africa, Nxabega Safari Lodge.

Dirtbag Remix from MC Jack in the Box. Original version by Brad Sucks.