Photos of yet more hills and desert in southern Namibia
From Sesriem I took a short trip to Sossuvlei to see the dunes there. Pretty stunning but dunes nonetheless. And I’ve seen a lot of dunes now! But with all…
Photos from a day out at Rooisand Farm, Namibia
Three tiresome days from the coast in the direction of the Gamsberg Pass and I arrived at Rooisand Lodge. No, there’s no camping here. Oh. I asked to fill up…
Photos of Namibia’s Flora
There’s been a lot of rain in Namibia recently – much more than would usually be expected. And with rain, things grow. Namibia is in bloom!
…Photos of Central Namibia – Coast to Dunes
From sleepy Swakopmund on the coast I headed south to Walvis Bay. Then it was a tough ride inland across the desert, up the Gamsberg Pass and down the Spreetshoogte…
Photos of Swakopmund
Swakomund is Namibia’s second largest town. You could mistake it for being German. It’s also not very big. Sleepy too. Well, here are a few photos of the place…
…Photos of the Namibian desert – To the coast
The latest photos are from the ride from Uis to Henties Bay on the Namibian skeleton coast. Apart from sand, sky and my bike, there wasn’t really much else to…
Photos of Damaraland, Namibia
Well after a week of wet marking my entry into Namibia, things started to brighten up. Not only did the sun come out, but I got off the tarmac roads…
Photos of Botswana and Northern Namibia – Rainy Days
The road from Botswana into Namibia was good smooth, flat tarmac. The rain however was not so much fun! Plenty of wildlife though and lovely places to camp… So here…
Photos of Makgadikgadi pans, Botswana
There is a lot of wildlife in Botswana. Lots of it is in the national parks, but there’s plenty on the roads too… To be honest, I haven’t been doing…
Photos of Chobe River Wildlife, Botswana
After crossing the border into Botswana, I stayed a couple of days in Kasane, at Thebe River campsite. One afternoon I took a river boat cruise down the Chobe River.…
Photos of Zambia incl. Victoria Falls
After travelling some of the continents worst roads, it was a pleasant surprise arriving in Zambia to find myself cycling on ultra-smooth, pot-hole free, tarmac roads. From Kasangula on the…
Photos from DR Congo – Taking the Train
From Mbuji-Mayi I cycled a couple of days to Kaniema on the border between Kasai and Katanga provinces. It turns out that the 260km of dirt ‘road’ takes just as…
Photos of DR Congo – a change of plan
Having finally arrived in Kananga and taken a few days to rest (well, have a few beers) I cycled towards Mbuji Mayi. It should have taken 2 days, but when…
Photos of DR Congo – 350km Kikwit to Tchikapa
90km after Kikwit and the tarmac ended. Abruptly. From smooth asphalt to shocking deep sand. And just at that point it chucked it down with rain. Sheltering in a local…
Photos of DR Congo – 500km to Kikwit
Six days after leaving Kinshasa, cycling 500km on a good tarmac road, and I’ve arrived in Kikwit. It may have been a good surface but the endless hills and scorching…
Photos from the DR Congo – Trip to Zongo Falls
In the nearly two weeks I spent doing very little in Kinshasa, I did manage to get off my backside and do a short 2-day trip on a less-loaded bike.…
Bonobos – Making Love Not War, apparently
I can’t say I’d ever heard of bonobos before arriving in the Congo. Which is a little surprising since they share 98.7% of our DNA. Perhaps I’ve seen photos of…
Photos of Gabon and the Republic of Congo
Here are some photos from the latest part of the journey. I travelled south from Yaounde in Cameroon through Gabon to a small town called Booue. Having drunk some dodgy…
Photos of Nigerian and Cameroon’s Highlands
Just a few photos from Nigeria and Cameroon’s Highlands….
…Photos of Ghana, Togo and Benin
Here’s a selection of photos from my journey by bike (yes, I’m finally cycling again!) from Accra up into the Volta region around Ho, across to Kpalime in Togo and…