We headed from Khartoum into an 8-day back-to-back riding stretch we knew will be the first real tester for our body. The 2400 kilometres from Cairo to Khartoum led us through the beautiful arid Sahara Desert. The ride was mainly flat and on tarred roads which made the trip very enjoyable and less stressful for our bodies, as the speed determined the level of intensity … Continue reading From the Sahara to the Ethiopian Highlands
After our rest day in Abu Simbel we crossed Lake Nasser in the early morning hours by ferry. Followed by 35 km easy riding we reached the Sudanese border and spent around 4 hours getting through the Egyptian and Sudanese control points. The fabulous TDA team had set up a lunch buffet with tuna salads and the rider’s favourite ‘Peanut butter-Nutella-Jam’ pita sandwiches to make … Continue reading Sudan (27 Jan–11 Feb)
I planned this trip for over 4 years and occupied my mind for hours on end, thinking how cool it would be to ride my bike through the continent I had moved to 10 years ago. It still hasn’t quite sunk in that I just completed the first stretch of Tour D’Afrique; still pinching myself that this is all real and the sand between my … Continue reading Tour D’Afrique: Egypt (11-27 Jan)
The idea of travelling across Africa has been on the back of my mind for a very long time. Primed by glossy travel magazines, enticing backpacker documentaries, biographies of travellers and chats with globetrotters, complemented by my very own travel experiences through Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and, my adopted home, South Africa; the hunger to explore more of the incredible continent I am living on grew … Continue reading Dream Big and then make it happen
Only four more weeks to go until the Tour D’Afrique begins and while I clock some miles (121 km) around the Cape Peninsula I realise that I will need to ride the same distance 100 times. Continue reading 121 km equals 1% of Tour D’Afrique
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