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We crossed into Tanzania this morning and immediately, those of us from Zimbabwe…
The border post money changers were busy dealing with incoming travelers, changingSouth African Rands, Malawian…
I’m blogging to you from a white sandy beach at Kaporo, a one time slaving station…
We’re camping rough, between a fishing village and a community of rice farmers. A delicious curry and rice dinner…
It all went swimmingly well on today’s ride from Kande Beach up to Mzuzu, apart…
We had a 3 km wade out through thick, thick sand which grabbed your wheel and worried it like a terrier. Mark…
It all went swimmingly well on today’s ride from Kande Beach up to Mzuzu, apart…
We had a 3 km wade out through thick, thick sand which grabbed your wheel and worried it like a terrier. Mark…
This blog is coming to you from Kande Beach, half way up Lake Malawi
It’s 04.00 a.m. and i’m listening to the waves as they crash down onto the sandy beach. It is same same to being at…
Trying to get 10 bikes and 3 support vehicles all going in the same direction and…
Today’s ride from Salima to Nkhotakota will be a bland day, one of the Tour’s more unforgettable days, Alastair…
Today was Alan’s 43rd birthday. To hang on to his claim of being middle aged, he…
To celebrate, we sang him the happy birthday song and presented him with a stainless steel coffee mug with the Old…
We rode out of Mozambique today and into Malawi, chasing down a target of 125 kms…
To start, I personally found the chase easy, even with brutal climbs that hurt your legs and didn’t stop, and…
I don’t know if Joie de vivre, French for feel good, is cycling terminology but if…
I had a best day ever in the saddle today. I left my flu behind in Tete and my legs came to the party for the first…
A harsh grind from start to finish
Yesterday’s ride from Cahora-Bassa to Tete was a harsh grind from start to finish. It was already hot when we…