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Day 148…Khartoum-Taking THE ferry to Sudan

August 3, 2013by Riaan Van Rooyen 22 Comments

Salaam, My route over the last few days. I have been thinking a lot about the journey and my experiences while riding through the desert of Sudan(there is not much […]

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East Africa

Day 35…Douala- I am outta here!

April 12, 2013by Riaan Van Rooyen 10 Comments

HI Guys, No route today unless you want a map from the bar to my room to the pool. I managed the monumental task of getting my bike around a […]

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West Africa

Douala…Day 32- Douala and one month on the road.

April 9, 2013by Riaan Van Rooyen 11 Comments

Hi Guys, My route for the last couple of days. Today one month ago I left JHB. When I left Yaounde I realised that my job on the valve clearances […]

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West Africa

Day 28… Oyem to Yaounde- Chillin in the big city.

April 4, 2013by Riaan Van Rooyen 7 Comments

HI Guys, My route over the last couple of days. I am settled in nicely in Yaounde while sorting out some visas and getting some washing done. I found a […]

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West Africa

Day 11… Luanda to Soyo

March 20, 2013by Riaan Van Rooyen 12 Comments

Bom Dia, My route for the last 2 days! Day 10 I left Ferdie and Luanda early this morning. I was onto the ring road just before 8am and headed […]

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West Africa

Day 9…Luanda- 2nd most expensive city in the world.

March 17, 2013by Riaan Van Rooyen 10 Comments

Ola, My route over the last 2 days. I’ve had 2 very relaxing days in Luanda with my host Ferdie Nell. We were putt in contact through Deidre’s dad. They […]

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West Africa

Day 7… Etosha to Lubango…

March 15, 2013by Riaan Van Rooyen 17 Comments

Ola, The route the last 2 days. Where do I start… Lets start with a goodbye. Nellie and I left Etosha at 7am. He was heading back to SA via […]

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West Africa

Day 5… Caprivi to Etosha

March 13, 2013by Riaan Van Rooyen 13 Comments

Howzit! (Hello in South African slang) We had a long and hot day in the saddle. We did just over 600km from Divundu to Etosha. The roads are in extremely […]

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West Africa

Day 4.. Caprivi- I would also go to war for this piece of land!

March 12, 2013by Riaan Van Rooyen 13 Comments

Ngepi! (Hello in Thimbuaushu) My day today… We arrived safe in the heart of the Caprivi today at Ngepi Lodge. This is how my day started. This will give you […]

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West Africa

Day 3… Botswana Baby!

March 11, 2013by Riaan Van Rooyen 10 Comments

I am in Botswana! What a hectic couple of days. Everything went to the extremes. My emotions, the lean angle of the bike and how full the Zambezi river can […]

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West Africa

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