Stage 76 - Windhoek to Weissenfel Camp 124km, 6:10 hrs, 18.2kph, 1160m (3848 vertical feet) approx. All but 20kms were dirt, gravel. Some complained about the corrugations (wash board) but riding up to seven springs was good practice. Beautiful open space. I thought I was in Arizona. Intense blue skies. Large birds of [...]

Plants starting to look like home Bike donation Orange Babies volunteer The Journeyer Jill Cohen ER Nurse from Boulder knows my friend Rick Abbott Local police and Craig Tingle This week Rest Day(s) Windhoek Namibia What happens on a rest day? Wake up 05:00- Meditate [...]

Carefree? Nope Namibia just east of Windhoek Riding with Craig and Tommy Stage 75 - Witvlie to Windhoek 153km, 5:28 hr., 28.8kph – whew! A little house keeping. Yesterday I included a picture of a sign to Windhoek. It was just a sign pointing towards the town which was still 200km [...]

Craig Tingle and Tom Woodard two great riders. Eight countries down only two to go. After 5,500 miles, I’m finally getting into shape. Windhoek More Herero woman shopping Stage 74 - Buitepos to Witvlie Namibia 162km ( 108 mi ), 6:10 hrs, 26.2kph avg, top speed 58kph Another long day. [...]

Stage 73- Ghanzi to Buitepos Namibia 208km, 27.9 kph, 7:29 hrs (Note: average includes 3km of soft sand road and 15km dirt road) Average heart rate 130bpm Longest day on trip for mileage about 140 miles. I give in kilometers because that is what we are working in. To convert just multiply kilometers by [...]

Healthy horses Stage 72 - Bush Camp to Ghanzi 145km, 5:15hrs, 27.7 kph The guys I’ve been riding with took off early but had a couple more guys join so I decided to ride alone and go at my own pace rather than ride with large group going fast. Later I was [...]

Interesting road sign Flowers Baobob Stage 71 - Maun to bush camp 155 km, 30.4 kph, avg 5:05 hrs A good lunch at 9:30, and off again. Got to camp before noon, pushed by tail winds. Fields of flowers and occasional Botswanan cowboys with small heards of cattle and handsome [...]

Stage 70 - Phuduhudu to Maun 134 km, 5:22 hrs, 27.7 avg The legs revolted, body tired. Heart rate high. Hot, humid. Thank goodness there were no hills. I coasted in on fumes. Spent, from the last four days of hard riding. Hopefully still recovering. Glad tomorrow is a rest day. Agnes started eating [...]

4000 year old tree Baobab tree Stage 69 - Nata to Phuduhudu ( Bush Camp ) 186km, 6:27 hrs, 28.8 avg kph An adventure with-in an adventure Long day, but and honest day of work. The nasty crosswinds of yesterday turned into a tailwind for part of the day. First we [...]

Marty from New Zealand and Craig Tingle from Cape Town SA Treating tires for hoof and mouth Stage 68 - Bush-camp to Nata 146 km, 5:22hrs, 27.5kph A wickedly hard day with the boys and tricky gusty crosswinds, but I survived. Rolled into lunch with 15 psi in front tired and [...]