Africa Solo - Mark Beaumont

[Globalti]

The poor bloke is about to reach Nairobbery, the most dangerous part of the journey. It used to be a nice place to visit but it's now just a filthy traffic-choked dump.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

The poor bloke is about to reach Nairobbery, the most dangerous part of the journey. It used to be a nice place to visit but it's now just a filthy traffic-choked dump.

bit like worthing then

 

[Stonechat]

Yes nearing the Tanzanian border. Wowee, what a trip

 

[heist]

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/...ger-as-ride-across-africa-continues.125536328

Mark fights off a mugger, blimey!

 

[just jim]

He's made it to South Africa already...Wow.

 

[Globalti]

Not so much a serious urban mugger as an African drunk on palm wine.

He'll be enjoying himself today, temperature about 26c and nice and dry on the Highveldt with a bit of a tailwind. I'm due there in 3 weeks - can't wait.

 

[Globalti]

He's about 100 kms outside Cape Town now but he's got two mountains to cross first.

He'd be good on the Fred Whitton.

 

[Globalti]

He's in the winelands, you can see those mountains from Cape Town. Hope he doesn't stop off at Franschoek or Stellenbosch and neck a bottle of bubbly then fall off 60 kms from the end!

 

[Stonechat]

Well he's finishedhttp://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...t-sets-new-africa-cycling-world-record-173145

 

[Arrowfoot]

Truly impressive.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

A 59 day record down to 42 days - that's beating it in style! A couple of days ago BBC World Service were hoping to get him online - I think he was about 240 miles from the end - but I don't know whether they managed to speak to him. Anybody know?

 

[just jim]

Some going...
"My time from Cairo to Cape Town was 41 days 10 hours and 22 minutes, and not 42 days 10 hours and 22 minutes!"
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