Walesonline and Wales Today have published an article today about the trip:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/i-wanted-can-meet-grandad-8464900
The article is also in the printed paper Wales on Sunday
Category: Countries
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Sponsored by Evolution Signs
David Woodthorpe of Evolution signs has kindly and generously made signs for the Panniers and back box.
There is plenty of space on these for extra sponsors, all money donations go directly to Street Child.
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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 £250 I would put company logos on the bike, bring the bike to photo shoots, participate in publicity events and generally shout from the rooftops about how good you are.
For more information or to discuss a sponsorship deal, please contact me.
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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 mounted below the main light cluster just above the towing loop.
They are wired into the main beam via a switch so i can isolate them if needed.
I also installed a pair of bark buster hand guards to save my hands when i fall and to provide some wind protection.
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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.
Logo for my Expedition on a motorcycle from Wales to Cape town in 2015. -
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 of room.
