Africa Solo - Mark Beaumont

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Col5632

Guru
Location
Cowdenbeath
Crazy effort, hope he does well :okay:
 
How on earth can you carry enough water to keep you going? You couldn't carry all the water you'd need for a day of that.
 
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wouldn't quite fancy the road he seems to be using to leave Cairo on
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When I cycled down through Africa in 1984, the road out of Cairo was just a two lane highway, full of manic drivers, and overturned trucks every few miles where they did not make the bends in the roads, as far I could see they only had two settings on the accelerator pedal stop and flat out. I would say I found the trip really interesting and would like to do it again but age and the fact that part of Northern Africa are so political unstable I am happy to give it a miss.
 

cosmicbike

Perhaps This One.....
Moderator
Location
Egham
Fair play to him, I await the video and book, really enjoyed the last lot.
 
I found Africa so interesting, but you could never know what sort of reception you would receive in the villages, some were so nice other villages would be quite aggressive throwing stones and rubbish but overall most were great, but that was 30 years ago.
 

itchybeard

Senior Member
Location
North Lancashire
Such an adventurous individual. He knows life has limits but wishes to push these.
Enjoyed his trio around the world.
Yes, Africa can/is dangerous, but his world trip, he met his most danger in America...!
 
Location
Neath
Stuff of schoolboy dreams are made of, wish him well and a safe journey on his epic adventure, Mad dogs and Englishmen come to mind, brightens up my day reading about his exploits.
 
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