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A kind of a plan….
A rough Plan of my Route. <-Click for full view- Cape Town, via Losotho to Namibia.
- A couple of months through the deserts of Namibia and Botswana (Kalahari).
- Then via Zimbabwe to Zambia, maybe with a side trip to Angola/ Mozambique.
- Head north through Tanzania, Burundi and maybe Rwanda.
- See if I've got the balls for it head into DR Congo.
- After that its keep the water on my left and sand on my right until Europe.
- Once in Europe, who knows.......
- Its not epic or an expedition.
- Its just a 25,000km vacation.
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Good luck Shane on your trip… Enjoy and… Godspeed!
Have a nice trip!
The greatest gifts a man can give his children….”Roots” and “wings”.
Fly Shane, Fly!
Him
Three more weeks to go and your inspirational journey will start. I miss you already (a little bit;-)
Hi Shane, just listened to the interview with travellingtwo…. good-luck with the trip, I am looking forward to following along here on the blog.
I have a similar-ish background…. Brit. UK Mil. met the right one… not moved to Denmark, divorced etc etc etc…. now planning a big escape on a bike…
all the best
Mike
Thanks Mike,
I suspect most of us go through the same process at some point in our lives
Just checking your still alive. Am now inspired to get my bike over Christmas as have knacked my shoulder and cannot row any more. Keep safe and the interesting stories coming.
Great pics so far and enjoying the diary. Just ordered a Brooks Flyer for my mid age ass.
Cold , Foggy and damp in Newcastle .
Travel well.
The brooks flyer is great for fat arsed people like myself, loving it, take it out for a ride in the rain when you first get it, it breaks it in alot quicker:)
The R332 through Baviaanskloof is a public road and the refusal to let you through is illegal…. For anyone else reading this, en-route from Willowmore, stop at Studtis Police Station, speak to the station commander, tell him you are cycling (or walking for that matter) to Patensie and request SAP assistance in getting through the gate. They will enforce the public right of way at the gate. And it’s free! ECPB’s actions in blocking the road and demanding an entry fee is B***S***. Access from the Patensie side is still a problem however.
Thanks for the info Jan, I’ll add that to my cycling in South Africa page when I get round to writing it. Such a shame I didn’t know this beforehand, but thats life, hopefully we can make it easier for other cyclists.
12 dec. Shane is often in our mind, but we forget to open the website. Now I am thinking of it and I aware I heve a lot to read. Whow Shane what have you done??? shock, illness, fever, and a lot of troubles. Take care of your self boy, you surely know a lot of what can happens so do’nt do it anymore.
We have had a very nice rest in the Canarian Islands. Koos did his trips in his own way and it was great to aware how much he did. It is getting better with him, it was good for his mind and now we are in the speed of the things of the day. When you are hiking with Christmas, we will tink of you. We do’nt do much only some kids of Koos, that will be nice. We wish you all the best. Go on, make fun and all good wishes for you in 2012
with love from Henny
I found singing without my voice actually sounds better than with it. A lot. enjoy the desert!
Hello Shane,
Trying to get caught up on your adventure. So far things are looking good. Look forward to following you on your journey.
Oh and you’re right, ““If you have to ask the question you won’t understand the answer” (from your FAQ)
ron & petra
holiday, fl
Thanks for popping in, hope you enjoy the read
Go Shane! I’d like you to know your blog is currently inspiring other travelers to just go for it. Great job with the blog. Cheers!
Thanks, and thanks for the mention on your blog!!