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I'll upload photos this evening.

Once in Fderick the connection and the guide went about gaining permission from all concerned and at times it was touch and go but eventually we were allowed to enter but would have to be escorted by Mauritanian military police to the border and then by the Polisaro from there on to the crash...

I left Timbuktu late morning and I estimated it would take me two full days to get to the first town of any significance 700km away, Nema. Bolstered by the good news of safe passage, when I arrived at the first village I came upon a gendarme soldier and he asked if I wasn’t scared of the...

Final update: 6. It has been almost two months since the last update in Togo. Since leaving Lome it was a tight schedule to get to Marrakesh, Morocco in time to meet my brother at the airport. Most of the route was through desert and away from towns that had any internet or infrastructure. It...

There are two major tribes, in the north predominately Taureg or Tamashek as they prefered to be called and in the south the Hausa. The two don't really get along as there is an underlying age long resentment between them. The taureg are the minority and are not really represented in government...

No. 5 Hello all! At the moment I am in Lome, Togo where I'm waiting for some spare parts for the bike, gathering some essentials and planning the route for the next month ahead, the finale of this trip. After the high of Chad and the dissapointment of Niger I want to make the most of Mali and...

No. 4 I finished the previous blog in a rush as the internet cafe was closing and I was leaving the next day. I was talking about roads and where they lead. It has occured to me that adventure does not always come to you in Africa or anywhere for that matter, but i'm in Africa so I will...

Update 3, Kinshasa to Yaounde. Before I start, I would like to thank those who have donated to Ubuntu Africa, at the moment you have raised R 3500 towards helping orphaned children in Khayelitsha , for those that have pledged according to the kilometers I have driven, I stand at 7500 kilometers...

After writing this I headed for Luande, I was aware that a pattern was taking place, I would have a plan for the day but then life would intervene and great things would happen. I am now in Kinshasa, it has been a wonderful yet sometimes scary past five days since leaving Benquela.  I am...

The next day I set heading North for Sesfontien, once there I wanted to drive down the Hoabnib river to the edge of the Skeleton Coast reserve then along the border to Puros and back to Sesfontien, the GPS did mention there were aggressive elephants in the valley and lions, Loui confirmed that...

No. 2 Up to thus far I have driven from Windhoek, Namibia to Benguela, Angola. I had time to think on the good roads, what makes a country unique or good or bad¬? I thought about this because a lot of the countryside in Angola is similar to what I’ve seen in South Africa and Namibia, unique in...

These are my blog updates from my website. There are so many photos so if you are keen to see them here is the link: https://www.cape2tangiers.co.za/images/ You will need sometime to read this, good luck. On the 12 Feb 2011 I left Cape Town and up until that day I had always thought that...

Hello. I have just returned from a 25 000 km solo journey from Cape Town to Spain via the West Coast of Africa on a F800GS and i will be hosting a evening talk about my trip for charity at Donford BMW, Stellenbosch. My website is www.cape2tangiers.co.za and I have attached a poster regarding...

Thanks for the  warm welcome guys. I really appreciate it. I leave the 11 Feb and arrive back in S.A. from Germany latest 10 June. I endeavour to make an update/trip report through each country. Look forward to sharing my experience with you all. Fred.

Hi! As I said i'm a newbie here and i'm soon to be leaving Cape Town for Germany via the west coast of Africa minus Ivory Coast :peepwall:, on a F800GS, unsupported, and thought I would share my experiences with you. I have a website www.cape2tangiers.co.za which I will update when I can and...