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Musings: Naming the bike
I was thinking today that I had not given the bike a name. So then went through various options. I eventually decided on Dora as a tribute to the 102 year old lady I met in Sierra Leone who is now the carer for 4 ebola orphans. They…
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Day 71: Another great day
After the trials and tribulations of the last two days I needed a good day to cheer me up. I am having it Ôÿ║
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Day 70: On Tow
I woke early this morning to the sound of the call to prayer. The mosque was 10m from where I slept. After packing up and doing a bit of reading, the border post opened and the 100 or so cars that had built up overnight started to move…
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Day 69: Going nowhere
After packing and leaving my hotel my plan was to limp the bike 30km across the border into Senegal where I had the correct money plus parts would be easier to get. The chain lasted all the way.
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Musings: Animals on the road
Throughout Africa I have been dodging wild and domestic animals wandering on the road. Each of these animals has a different character and needs to be approached and passed accordingly.
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Day 68: A great day but a worrying one
Why great? Well just look at the pictures of the road and scenery. New tarmac one minute, jungle tracks the next, then dirt roads. All through some of the most stunning unspolit mountain jungle. Why worrying? Because…