Monrovia has got ridiculously expensive accommodation, so having picked up the Sierra Leone visa (including permits for the bikes) the same day, we were keen to hit the road immediately. However, maintenance required on the Access meant we had to overnight in the Liberian capital. The cheapest motel we could find was clean enough, but [...]

Well it had to happen. If you travel through Africa long enough, you’re more than likely to contract malaria. And we both picked it up… at the same time! Maybe it was the same mozzie that got us? Luckily we were still in Ghana and close to good medical help, though the half day spent [...]