by admin | Sep 6, 2011 | Cape to Malawi 2011, Diary Archive
Home stretch!! Left Richmond at 6.30am for our final run home. The temperature leaving the Karroo at this time was hovering around 0 C so the first few hours was bitterly cold but we were fortunately properly dressed for it so no big deal. The ride through the Karroo...
by admin | Sep 5, 2011 | Cape to Malawi 2011, Diary Archive
Fernando, Iain and I left Johannesburg at 6.30am for our penultimate days ride. The plan was to get to Beaufort west for the night however some minor bike trouble just before Bloemfontein forced us to detour into the city and visit Honda Central for some emergency...
by admin | Sep 4, 2011 | Cape to Malawi 2011, Diary Archive
Quick beautiful Mpumalanga early morning ride from Nelspruit to Johannesburg got us there by 11am. The day is a braai with family and friends and we are staying the night at Shaun’s house.
by admin | Sep 3, 2011 | Cape to Malawi 2011, Diary Archive
We were due to head towards Maputo for the night however because there is a large sport event and the crowds and traffic are due to be manic this weekend, we have decided to skip Maputo altogether and head for Nelspruit for the night instead. We left Inhambane at...
by admin | Sep 2, 2011 | Cape to Malawi 2011, Diary Archive
Early morning walk on the beach, some exercise, breakfast, shweker, Boulez and beer. Another representation of the kind of tough day on the road. Sunrise over the Indian ocean. The beach in front of the house.
by admin | Sep 1, 2011 | Cape to Malawi 2011, Diary Archive
We left Vilanculos at 7am to head towards Inhambane where we are staying the next 2 nights at a magnificent house right on a deserted beach owned by some friends of Shaun and Simon.The ride to Inhambane itself was largely uneventful other than for the usual...
