Bags are packed and (almost) ready to go!
by We managed to pack most of our things today and it looks like we will get everything on the bikes! The bikes are starting to …
Category: Pre-trip planning
In the fast lane with three more days to go
Francois and Eon are making some final adjustments to the bikes tonight and it is all happening in our living room! After opening our first …
(Fake) sheep skin seats in the making
Today our bikes went for their first proper service before we hit the road on Monday. Peter and Francois also discussed which extra parts we …
Medicines sorted!
I left the house this afternoon with a long list of things to buy, amongst others medicines for the trip! Our friend Jacolise is a …
What to pack?
by Last night we both went through version 1.0 of our packing list. There is so much to think of on a trip of more than …
Let’s drink to Cape to Cairo!
Imagine my surprise when I found the following box of wine at a wine shop at the Old Biscuit Mill in Cape Town today… One …
We enter the final week before departure
We’ve been busy the past week, finishing off our jobs and business commitments and thus the five day silence on the blog. From here on …
Carnet de Passages en Douane – what a mouthful!
Today we received our Carnet’s whoop whoop! This piece of unimpressive looking, yet sophisticated sounding “Carnet de Passages en Douane” document is a requirement to …
All wired up and halfway ready to go
Yesterday we borrowed Ferdie’s bakkie (dankie dude!) to pick up the Motomia’s we’ll be riding to Cairo for three months. Peter and the guys at …
The Bikes are here!
We picked up our two brand new 200cc bikes from Motomia today! Thanks to the team at Motomia, they look absolutely awesome with their cool …
