What a mix of terrain over the past week since I last was able to get a posting up. From coastal beachfront riding all the way to strenuous mountain climbs it has been a varied mix of days getting my body into the routine of cycle touring regularly again. My body is getting reaccustomed to the daily exertion of push of kilometres on flat land, hoisting the bike through bushes and up against walls to keep it stable, and my skin has taken the colour it once had in Nevada [read more]
“They’ll come right up to you and rip open your bags for your food!” – “Make sure you roll up your windows and lock your doors!” – “They’re filled with all sorts of disease and are dangerous!” among other remarks made by Capetonians about my journey over to Cape Point, the most south western tip of Africa. It’s an arbitrary location that doesn’t really mean much in the grand scheme of things, but I certainly didn’t want to make the trek over to Cape Arugula, the actual southernmost tip of [read more]
I knew it was coming, but not sure I was entirely prepared for it, especially at the tail end of finishing up a large scale project that required a lot of back and forth, communication between other parties, deployment and importantly backup. Access to the internet here is one of the most painful experiences ever, so I’m going to have to change the way that I’ve been doing things website wise in the future. Internet access comes in a few forms here if you wish to get service: Dialup Modem, [read more]
I Hope you enjoyed the last few weeks of Pictures of the Week! I took a well needed break away from the website and started preparing for the next leg of the journey. I made it back from St. John’s Newfoundland in one piece with some fond memories of great people who I’ll hold as people I regard as true friends for the rest of my life. Once I came back, a strange feeling set in – what do I do? I really had nothing left on my plate to [read more]
Statistics while cycle touring throughout South Africa, with photos, travelers information, daily logs of distance, elevation and costs, journal entries.
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