The day we left Lusaka was rainy and relatively cold. After weeks of melting temperatures, it was fabulous to take out the jackets and long pants to keep warm. After wearing two sets of shorts and t-shirts (off the bike) for weeks on end, it was a great feeling to showcase something a bit different. It was wet and dirty with thick traffic all the … Continue reading Lusaka to Vic Falls
It doesn’t get easier! After a quick breather in Lilongwe we headed to the Malawian border. Ahead was a week of long miles and a decent amount of climbing. Physically I felt good and prepared to tackle the next section but mentally, I sensed, was going to be a tough one. After almost three months of constant riding, permanently stressful situations on the road with … Continue reading Lilongwe (Malawi) to Lusaka (Zambia)
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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