This page is about them, people/cyclists I met in Africa or websites I followed before and during my trip.
People I met on the road:
Peter Gostelow :Peter and I hung around on the banks of the Zambezi for a few days resting, drinking and eating.
Ken Mccallum : I cycled with Ken for a week between Lusaka and Livingstone.
Warmshowers and other wonderful hosts(that have a website):
Hanlie and Wim : My hosts in Cape Town, despite me turning up in the middle of the night.
Johann : My host in Prince Albert. Thanks for your great hospitality. Good luck with your Desert dash.
Gerrit and Siri : My hosts in Lusaka, thanks for all that great food and beer guys.
Munali Coffee farm : Fresh ground coffee meters from where it is grow and processed. Great hosts between Lusaka and Livingstone
Cyclists I follow that inspire me:
Peter Gostelow Cycled from Japan to UK and is now cycling UK to Cape Town.
Helen Lloyd Cycled from UK to Cape Town plus other trips.
Travellingtwo Cycled around the world and have a great resource website and authors of The Bike Touring Survival Guide.
Ali + Sonya Cycling around the world and have a great resource website.
Al Humphreys All round adventurer and nice guy (Also wrote great books).
Mirjam Cycled from The Netherlands to Australia and plans to carry on forever.
Sjirkm Cycled from The Netherlands to Thailand (site is in Dutch).
Amaya+Eric On a mission to cycle every country in the world.
Robin Slightly different than the other cyclists I follow, Robin will do her 2nd Ironman next year.
Danny Bent A story about a ginger bloke that cycled to India (Great book).
Twitter Other people I follow on a more casual basis.
A rough Plan of my Route.
Awesome! Can’t wait to follow your journey and live a little vicariously!
What a marvelous adventure. Look out for two people people travelling the Freedom Trail, currently in Willowmore. Emma is running the 1500 miles from Durban to Cape Town and being supported by Leigh who is carrying all the gear on his bike.
Best of luck with your travel.
Thats an awesome adventure you guys are having, might bump into you around Prince Albert this week:), I’m in Calitzdorp until sunday morning.
Good luck Shane. Will be following you online, especially as my partner and I are starting a cycle journey from south africa to the UK in April. Have a great trip.
Good luck on your trip, we may bump into each other some where, be gentle to Vine it takes a while to get into this silly game:)