Photos of The Long Road to Oaxaca
From Puerta Vallarta, where we left the boat, along the coast and then up through the hills to Oaxaca, passing through Melaque, Zihuatanejo and Acapulco. A long ride is all…
The Longest Day
Uphill to Bamenda End of the road I decided to take the high road, up to the hills surrounding Bamenda. Told that the tarmac road would end at a bridge…
Photos of Nigerian and Cameroon’s Highlands
Just a few photos from Nigeria and Cameroon’s Highlands….
…Nigeria – The Way To Abuja
Officials in Uniform My first full day in Nigeria was a long one. All 161km of it. The day was broken up with checkpoints. 21 of them. But no-one wanted…
Freetown to Faranah – Bangs, Bees and a Boat
Leaving Freetown We had arrived in Freetown on the bustling streets of Kissy Road in the East End lined with stalls selling everything from second-hand shoes to fake Sony radios;…
Long Road to Freetown (Part 1)
This is the first of two updates about the journey from Labe in Guinea to Freetown in Sierra Leone. This part takes me as far as Kindia, where I had…
Photos from the Fouta Djalon, Guinea
The ride from Labe through the heart of the Fouta Djalon hills towards Kindia in the south of Guinea was simply stunning. The photos don’t really do the place justice…
The Best of Times, The Toughest of Times (Part 2)
3 weeks, 4 countries, 7 boat rides, 1200km cycled. There have been good days and bad days, the best days and worst ones. At times it’s been tough and tiring,…
The Forbidden Fruit
Yes, you’ve guessed correctly, it’s another anecdote involving food. I’m gathering quite a collection of these, but for now, I’ll just share the latest fruit fiasco. I spent a couple…
The Heat Is On
The Spanish Interior – From Leon to Cordoba Homeless in Leon The rest day in Leon was spent in a bit of a stupor having had far too little sleep…
Taking the rough with the smooth
The sun’s out but the cycling’s hard… Since leaving Rochefort on Monday, rather late it has to be said… the campsite was lovely and the owners lovelier. I also had…