South African highlights 5 – 7 September 2011
by Our Crossing Africa trip started on Monday 5 September 2011. We left our home at 18h00 and only had a short 45 kilometers to complete …
Month: December 2011
Flash back from before the trip
As promised we will start posting reflections on the Crossing Africa trip, including some stats mined from the GPS and our diaries. The first update …
Some stats on the route
by Since we bought the GPS just before the trip and was still figuring out how it operates as we rode out of the yard, it …
Some interesting facts about our blog
During out three month journey through Africa we tried to blog about our experiences every day. We also linked up our blog with some of …
It’s good to be back
We had a great time in Pretoria last week, catching up on some lost sleep and spending time with family and friends. The time was …
The long way down, but first +2 East
We were biting nails yesterday as we had our flight tickets booked for today at 13h45 and thus had to leave Alexandria by at least …
Good news! Shipping sorted
Phew! What a day! But we have good news – the Motomias are safely in their container with the Voetspore team’s Amaroks at the port …
The final challenge: Shipping the Motomias back safely
From Sunday the only thing on our brains was “shipping”. We basically had three days to get the Motomias loaded and the admin sorted. Today …
Alexandria at last, but what a day!
We got up before sunrise as we still had 520 km to go. The plan was to ride hard to reach the pyramids at Giza …
Egypt’s White Desert
Early morning we woke up (being tucked into bed at 8pm last night), well rested and eager to get back on the road. The family …
