Blaauwberg beachfront, packed up and ready to roll…
An hour out of Cape Town and already lost
Crossing the Orange River
Happy days
Heading for a swim in the Orange
Typical Namibian landscape
More big skies in Namibia
A diversion onto some rougher stuff
Kyle monkeying around on a railway bridge
A selfie crossing the Tropic
Early morning at weavers rock near Otjiwarongo
Red Namibian mud
First bike down in the slippery stuff
down, but still smiling
Northern Namibia heading towards Caprivi
Easy rider
Gearing up for a thunderstorm
On the Zambezi at Katima Mulilo
Taking a break on the Zambezi
Across the Zambezi (we had to cross this bridge three times for some reason!)
Livingstone, enjoying a well earned rest
A Mosi on the Zambezi, life doesn’t get much better
The obligatory “falls” photo
The boiling pot at the base of the falls
Sunset cruise on the Zambezi
Captain Morgan
Comparing rides. Despite the lack of any other safety gear, dayglo jackets are considered essential
Motorized bicycle in Zambia
Strike a pose
Zambian Villiage
Stopping for a life saving cup of tea in a Zambian tea shop
Tea for 4 with a loaf of bread cost about R10
The first of many accidents
Tanzania, a whole new country
Tanzanian forests
Washing day
On the way to Dodoma
Stopping for a coke at a very festive cafe
Baobabs have pegs presumably to allow the locals to scale them for the fuit
Dropped bike trying to go around a blocked road
Tango makes a detour
In a ditch on the road to Dodoma
Heading out of Dodoma to Arusha
Game sighting near lake Manyara
Mount Meru
Waterlogged feet
Repairs at Arusha
Braai night in Arusha
Looking for supplies in Arusha
A happy meeting with fellow South African Shayne Rookhuyzen on his charity cycle from Cairo to Cape Town
Shayne, a true adventurer, rode his bike over 11000 in support of SOSA (Support Orphans in Southern Africa).
Our luggage on it’s way, Lake Manyara
Ready for game spotting
Ngorogoro Crater
Typical family transport in Tanzania
The clock tower in Arusha, half way from Cape to Cairo
Shane getting engaged to a local at the Kenyan border
Bikes lined up at Jungle Junction
The Equator! We almost missed this sign!
Our first camel sighting, northern Kenya
Northern Keyna
First puncture
Local kids on the road to Marsabit
Local taxi in Marsabit
The infamous Marsabit to Moyale road, in the mud
More Marsabit mud
Mud speed
Half way to Moyale, a rare photo of Shane not smiling!
Baboons near Moyale
Friendly kids at the Ethiopian border
Lions of Ethiopia in Moyale
Hard earned mud
Southern Ethiopia, you’re never alone in the densly populated country
Biking Ethiopian style
Chinese construction techniques are seen everywhere
Tik tiks in a small Ethiopian villiage
Covering the headlights to avoid getting pulled over by police
Addis Ababa, local taxis
Addis Ababa, local taxis, keys are optional
Famous Tomoca coffee house in Addis Ababa
A pick up truck in Addis Ababa
Overlooking the Blue Nile
The road in and out of the Blue Nile Valley drops over a kilometer in height
It’s not an easy life in Ethiopia for donkeys and women.
The Blue Nile selfie
Kyle mucking about in the Nile mud
Accidents and broken down trucks are plentiful on the steep valley pass
A local musician
More carnage
Typical Ethiopian villiage
Phonetic menu
Market day
On the shores of lake Tana
Shane entertaining the locals with tales of the All Blacks
Giant Haystacks
Heavy loads and bare feet
Lalibela, just breathtaking
Inside the rock hewn churches
Beta Giyorgis
Paintings Inside the churches
Tunnels Inside the rock hewn churches
Inside the rock hewn churches
The rock hewn churches are active places of worship
Old door into one of the churches
Ben Abeba, Lalibela
Ben Abeba, the restaurant on the edge of the world
View from Ben Abeba
Riding out of Lalibela
Tea break
Friendly locals
Heading down from Gondor towards Sudan
Camera shy
Friendly kids near the Sudan border
Stopping for cokes at the only place with a working fridge
Curious Ethiopian kids
Over the border into Sudan, a dramatic change in scenery
Our new friends took us for coffee
Sudanese woman in the 45 degree heat
Loaded up but jackets abandoned in the heat
Loopy Lawrence of Arabia
Exhausted in the heat
trevors ingenious heat sheald
Water jugs for weary (and desperate) travellers
Bayuda Desert
A break in Merowi
Nubian pyramids of Mero
Bayuda Desert road
Bayuda Desert
Desert Smurf
Dongola, heat exhaustion sets in
Trevor not looking to good either
The Sudanese paparazzi, not sure if we ever made the papers
Rough camping in the desert
Wadi Halfi at last
Mazar enjoying a ride on Shane’s DR
Bikes loaded onto a barge
Exhausted but happy to have reached Wadi Halfa
Luxurious bathrooms abound
48 degrees of unrelenting heat
Negotiating with a tuk tuk driver in Wadi Halfa
5 star all the way
On the “taxi” heading for the ferry
Hauling our luggage down to the ferry
Hauling our luggage down to the ferry
All aboard for the 12 hour cruise
We had to pay extra to sleep outdoors in front of the cabin
No complaints about the view
Landing in Aswan Egypt
Sandstorm in Aswan
Sandstorm in Aswan – we jumped into the pool
Tired but happy to be back in civilization
Replacement numberplates for the bikes
Kamal the Camel
On route to Luxor
Canals alongside the nile (for some reason)
Friendly locals trying to work an angle on Shane
Temple of Karnak
Temple of Karnak
Temple of Karnak
Obligatory photo outside the Temple of Karnak
Local mechanics, no welding goggles required
Local mechanics trying to remove a wheel bearing
Luxor to Hurghada
Stunning road to Hurghada through the red sea hills
Hurghada, the Red Sea
A Swim in the Red Sea
The Red Sea heading for Ain Sokhna
The Red Sea
Happy crew
View from the hotel
Sphinx photo
Cheesy pyramid photo
Coke and a Camel
Dinner in the house of Mahmoud
On the roof where Mahmoud keeps his chickens
Alexandria
Saying a sad farewell to our trusty bikes