By the time we approached the Namibian border, we had spent over a month in South Africa and covered around 5,500km. It’s a big country with some stunning scenery, a good mix of paved/dirt roads and friendly people - a motorcyclist’s dream. But it was time to get move on, Namibia awaited. The welcome wasn’t [...]

Two weeks in Cape Town. A chance to relax, organise visas, service the bike and put on a few pounds around the waist in preparation for the long journey up the west coast of Africa. With relatively cheap food and alcohol (US$0.50 a beer!!), we haven’t held back
Apart from some general maintenance on the [...]

A few days ago we reached Cape Town! It’s a big milestone for us and the end of our track south through Africa. From here it’ll be back ‘up’ the west coast all the way to Morocco. A route that should take around 6 months and pass through: Namibia, Angola, D.R.C, Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, C.A.R, [...]

Visits to both Lesotho consulates in Pretoria and Johannesburg failed to deliver a quick visa for Iza, who is traveling only on a Polish passport and needs to apply in advance. The application process is too long and regimented, so we’ll just turn up at the border and see what happens. The stay in Johannesburg [...]