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Call for Sponsors
Sponsors are needed to raise money for Street Child, a charity helping to rebuild the lives of children orphaned by Ebola in West Africa. Sponsorship could be from a few pounds from an individual to hundreds of pounds from a business. In return for donations of over ┬ú250…
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More bike mods – LED flood lights and Barkbusters
I have done some more work on the bike. I have installed a pair of high intensity led spot lights to boost the poor light from main beam on the bike. LEDs have come a long way ams give a lot of light for little power. They are…
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True Size of Africa
How big is Africa? – The standard world map does not give it’s true size due to the way the Earth is flattened to put on paper. A guy called Kal Krause has produced this image which gives a better idea of the scale.
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Patrick Davey – On his way
I have been watching the blog of an Australian Patrick Davey who is travelling a similar route to me. He left the UK this week on his way to Cape Town. Here is his facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/drcanafricanadventure/timeline And he has a satellite tracker plotting his current location: https://share.delorme.com/PATRICKDavey…
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New site URL and logo
I have moved the site to a new domain www.john-barrett.uk/africa Please update your bookmarks. I have designed a new logo for the trip, I hope to make stickers and badges to swap with fellow travellers and Scouts I meet on the road.
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More Bike mods plus camping gear
I have now fitted a set of heated grips to the bike as well as an auxiliary power socket and USB charging point. I have also done a test pack of most of the kit to check for space – I need not have worried, I have plenty…