… when hell freezes over …

Well, it almost feels like it. Back in London, UK and I am absolutely freezing. The bike is still in sunny South Africa due to board a Virgin Atlantic flight on Monday night, so should have my wheels back my next week. I also ordered some handlebar muffs, I do not care if it looks [...]

London to Cape Town : 1 week to go …

That is it ! I do not think I can do any more or prepare anything else. Only packing left to do now. Bought a few stuff this week, shorts, trousers, medicines, toiletries … you name it ! Pretty much done on the shopping front. We also did some byway riding this past weekend down [...]

I want to go now … today 3 weeks

3 weeks today, I will be in Strasbourg, France on my way to Italy to embark on our London to Cape Town adventure. Most of the stuff is now in storage, we moved everything yesterday, so now with an emptier, but messy room, I started sorting out my panniers for the trip. Packing panniers is [...]

Update: London to Cape Town by Motorcycle

Here’s the latest … first of all another “self-designed” job on the left hand side … ready to tackle Africa, hopefully without being chased down by a lioness ! Secondly, we have yet another new route, but at least some fixed dates now. We are leaving for Egypt on the 23rd of September using the [...]

South African Holiday..

I recently went to South Africa for a holiday (photos here) where I rented a R1200GS for 2 weeks to travel around with. I have to say, the bike was very disappointing (for me at least). It felt heavy, lazy and full of rattles and shakes. The most annoying thing was the centre console bouncing [...]