After completing 3 days in a row and exceeding 1600km we are hoping for a days rest but this is not to be. We have caught up with the main group but we must push on as the pressure of possibly missing the Wadi Halfia ferry drives our group decision. Once again we are up […]
Playing catch-up; It is Tuesday morning and Brendan returns to Addis arriving at the hotel at 1:30am, we both realise that we need to be up at 6:00am and on the road if we are going to catch the team. The task in front of us is to take what was originally a 6 day […]
It is Sunday the 24th and four of the team members leave Addis heading north towards Sudan and the Wadi Halfa ferry. This ferry is the critical path on our time line to Europe. It sails once a week on a Wednesday. Missing this not only puts you a week behind it leaves you in […]
In the recent travels into Ethiopia we came across a bunch of South African (Yarpies) fellow bike riders. We had a lot in common, they were riding BMW motorcycles. They too had travelled the road to hell in northern Kenya and they too had blown three out of four shocks on this road. They had […]
Morning arrives and we leap out of bed to explore what has transpired in New Zealand. Various emails from Colin confirm that he has the process well underway. With two hours to the close of business in NZ all forms are complete and MFAT prepare for the handover of action to Brian Chambers in their […]
We arrive at the border post, knowing that time is of the essence, we frantically repair Dave’s puncture and unload the crippled BMW complete with buggered shock and removed battery (used to get Jo the last 50 km up the road from hell). We prepare for the dash across the border, clearing Kenyan customs we […]
After travelling for two days with Noor Mangia of Mangia Enterprises from Marsabit I am certain I have met the “Last King of Kenya”. There is nothing that he can not arrange for you. After the failure of my bike on the first section of the road from hell (Isiolo to Moyale via Marsabit) I […]
Saturday morning in Dar (Dar Es Salaam), time to get out of bed and complete the first service day on the bikes. The lights go out and ceiling fan stops, next the sound of a generator bursts into life. I think to myself this is obviously well rehearsed, the lights come back on but the […]
Experiencing the local life in Bagamoyo and Dar Es Salaam highlights the impact of HIV in this part of Tanzania. After checking into our accommodation in Bagamoyo (A beach side town north of Dar Es Salaam) we complete dinner then decide to venture out into the wild. Its not long before we are standing in […]
We leave livingstone and travel two days down the track pulling into the small town of Monza to change some US currency. At a local Barclays bank one of the team members asks me to exchange a $100 USD note. The teller checks all notes through the local machine only to find that the $ […]
