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6th February 2008
We've made it to the end of the journey and we arrived at Cape Agulhas about a week ago. We've just finished updating the site with everything that happened in Angola, Namibia and South Africa
25th January 2008
We're now in Namibia, and after a hectic month travelling through Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola, we've managed to get an update published.
19th December 2007
We've made it out of Burkina Faso, through Niger and Nigeria into Cameroon. It's been an eventful month but we have finally been able to post a long overdue update. An update to the waypoint page will follow soon.
25th November 2007
We've arrived in Ouagadougou, so can now update the site to cover the rest of our time in Mali and our arrival in Burkina Faso. Now Dan's back has recovered and the photography rate is back to normal, we've been able to add some images to the original Mali write up.
18th November 2007
We've arrived in Segou, so can now update the site with a report on the rest of our time in The Gambia, and our journey back through Senegal to Mali.
6th November 2007
We've arrived in Serrekunda, and found an internet cafe to update the site with some information and pictures from the end of our time in Mauritania, and our journey through Senegal to The Gambia.
29th October 2007
Mini-update: links added to the waypoints page that will now take you directly to the google hybrid aerial-image/map for that point.
26th October 2007
We're now in Nouakchott waiting to be able to pick up our tyres from the airport - we arrived there having picked up our Mali visas about half an hour too late - so we now have to wait until Monday... We've updated the the Mauritania page to include our excursion up to Ouadane, and added a waypoints page so anyone following a similar route will know where we went (and where to avoid...).
19th October 2007
We've now arrived in Nouadhibou, Mauritania, and have had a chance to post another update covering the end of our time in Western Sahara, and our entry into Mauritania.
16th October 2007
Despite enduring illness, campsites of hugely differing quality and long periods in the saddle putting the miles behind us, we can now update you on our final week in Morocco and our ride down the Atlantic coast of Western Sahara.
6th October 2007
By chance, the first campsite we've stumbled across in Morocco has better internet facilities than the Gibraltar Public Library, so we've been able to bring you an update on our first day in Africa, and add some more photos to the Spain page.
5th October 2007
We've made it as far as Gibraltar, and can now give an update from the road to let you know how things have gone in Europe!
Pages with updates: UK, France and Spain
27th August 2007
Just under a month left until we leave, and last weekend we had our shakedown trip to Yorkshire, which we were pretending was in Africa. A few pics on the UK page, here.
Dan, 27/8/07
12th August 2007
One and a half months left until we leave, and it's all starting to come together. I had my last Hep-B jab on Friday, and got a dose of Rabies in my right arm yesterday morning.
On the fundraising side, our justgiving page has been active for a while, and yesterday the fundraising page on this site went live - there's a bit of information on there explaining why we're supporting Riders for Health, and exactly how they make use of your generous donations.
A massive thank you to all of those who've made a donation, it means a great deal to us both!
We spent a bit of time in Brighton this afternoon trying to get a few decent shots of us and the bikes at the start point of the journey. A few of the best are below...
Dan, 12/8/07
1st July 2007 - a long overdue update...
As of two or three months ago, this is nolonger a solo adventure!
Fellow ex-Bristol student Ed Biggs has decided he'd like to come along too, so now there's two people going, two bikes to prep, two tents bought, two people to train to ride off road and two lots of visas to buy... Here's our bikes together outside Ed's house the day he bought his.
Since then, we've both been to the highly recommended BMW Off Road Skills Part One course in South Wales and learnt loads. The bike prep is well underway, and we've just come back from an excellent few days at the Horizons Unlimited UK travellers' meeting in Derbyshire. There we met fellow travellers who've just come back from similar trips, and guys who'll be following a similar route at a similar time. Here's the two bikes outside Ed's again, ready to leave for Derbyshire:
Ed's bike having been the product of a very late night the night before!
Pages with updates: Training, Bikes and Kit.
Dan, 1/7/2007
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