Windswept and Weary
It’s an overcast morning by the coast. The South African border officials are very friendly, if somewhat incredulous that we don’t have a license plate …
Capsizing: The Sequel
“I know history. I watch Vikings!” Thus begins one of Frik’s history lessons to explain why he hates the English and loves the Germans. He …
The Breaking of the Fellowship
We wipe the sleep out of our eyes to take that last selfie with Sister Beate from the Christian campsite. Sleep was hard to come …
The Heat is On
The alarm goes off at 5am. It’s still dark outside with just a hint of the approaching dawn. We shuffle out of the tents and …
Go Boys!
It’s Saturday morning and Jo and Olive stand at the ready. Ben is putting the finishing touches on the H2O banner that he’ll wear if …
AfriCar
Happy new year 2026! For the first time in our adult lives we slept through New Year’s Eve. Thankfully there is no big time difference …
Deck the Halls
It’s 10am on December 11th and we’re sipping our first Glühwein of the holiday at the train station in Lina’s hometown. Something went wrong in …
Riding Home for Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go… Nothing says that quite as much as 40+ degrees, warthogs running around with their …
Walking with Unicorns
We have timed our arrival at the Namibian border perfectly. Two tour busses – one with middle aged Germans, one with young Commonwealth whipper snappers …
Krokovango
It has finally happened. We’ve met another cyclist who’s going the same way as us at the same time. Léo is 22 years old and …