This Way Up Africa

Photos

177 photographs, by the day they were taken

Day 1. Cape Town to Nuwerus

Blaauwberg beachfront, packed up and ready to roll…
An hour out of Cape Town and already lost

Day 2. Nuwerus to Orange River

Crossing the Orange River
Happy days
Heading for a swim in the Orange

Day 3. Orange River to Mariental

Typical Namibian landscape
More big skies in Namibia
A diversion onto some rougher stuff
Kyle monkeying around on a railway bridge

Day 4. Mariental to Otjiwarongo

A selfie crossing the Tropic

Day 5. Otjiwarongo to Rundu

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

Day 6. Rundu to Katimo Malilo

On the Zambezi at Katima Mulilo
Taking a break on the Zambezi

Day 7. Katimo Malilo to Livingstone

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

Day 8. Livingstone

The obligatory “falls” photo
The boiling pot at the base of the falls
Sunset cruise on the Zambezi
Captain Morgan

Day 9. Livingstone to Lusaka

Comparing rides. Despite the lack of any other safety gear, dayglo jackets are considered essential
Motorized bicycle in Zambia
Strike a pose

Day 10. Lusaka to Mpika

Zambian Villiage

Day 11. Mpika to Mbeya (Tanzania)

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

Day 12. Mbeya to Iringa

Tanzanian forests
Washing day

Day 13. Iringa to Dodoma

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

Day 14. Dodoma to Arusha

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

Day 15. Arusha

Repairs at Arusha
Braai night in Arusha

Day 16. Arusha to Lake Manyara

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

Day 17. Lake Manyara

Ready for game spotting
Ngorogoro Crater

Day 18. Lake Manyara to Nairobi

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

Day 19. Nairobi

Bikes lined up at Jungle Junction

Day 20. Nairobi to Meru

The Equator! We almost missed this sign!

Day 21. Meru to Marsabit

Our first camel sighting, northern Kenya
Northern Keyna
First puncture
Local kids on the road to Marsabit
Local taxi in Marsabit

Day 22. Marsabit to Moyale

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

Day 23. Moyale to Ager Maryam

Hard earned mud

Day 24. Ager Maryam to Addis Ababa

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

Day 25. Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, local taxis
Addis Ababa, local taxis, keys are optional

Day 26. Addis Abbaba

Famous Tomoca coffee house in Addis Ababa
A pick up truck in Addis Ababa

Day 27. Addis Abbaba to Debre Markos

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

Day 28. Debre Markos to Bahir Dar/Lake Tana

Market day
On the shores of lake Tana

Day 29. Bahir Dar to Lalibela

Shane entertaining the locals with tales of the All Blacks
Giant Haystacks
Heavy loads and bare feet
Lalibela, just breathtaking

Day 30. Lalibela

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

Day 31. Lalibela to Gonder

Riding out of Lalibela
Tea break
Friendly locals

Day 32. Gondor to Gederef

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

Day 33. Gederef to Khartoum

Sudanese woman in the 45 degree heat

Day 34. Khartoum to Atbara

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

Day 35. Atbara to Dongola

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

Day 36. Dongola to Wadi Halfa

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

Day 37. Wadi Halfa

Luxurious bathrooms abound
48 degrees of unrelenting heat
Negotiating with a tuk tuk driver in Wadi Halfa
5 star all the way

Day 38. Wadi Halfa - Lake Nassar

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

Day 39. Lake Nassar to Aswan

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

Day 40. Aswan

Tired but happy to be back in civilization

Day 41. Aswan to Luxor

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

Day 42. Luxor

Temple of Karnak
Temple of Karnak
Temple of Karnak
Obligatory photo outside the Temple of Karnak

Day 43. Luxor to Hurgarda

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

Day 44. Hurgarda to Ain Sukhan

Hurghada, the Red Sea
A Swim in the Red Sea
The Red Sea heading for Ain Sokhna
The Red Sea

Day 45. Ain Sukhan to Cairo

Happy crew
View from the hotel

Day 46

Sphinx photo
Cheesy pyramid photo
Coke and a Camel

Day 47

Dinner in the house of Mahmoud
On the roof where Mahmoud keeps his chickens

Day 49

Alexandria

Day 50

Saying a sad farewell to our trusty bikes