South Africa 2024

SAND route Segment 4 – part 3 The two days out of Sesreim were bumpy and dusty as we shared the road with multitudes of

SAND route: Segment 4 – part 2 It was 120km to Sesreim from the amazing farmstay at Toulous and 40km of it was through a

Namby-pamby:lacking energy, strength, or courage; feeble, timid SAND route: Segment 4 – part 2 We left Bethanie with full tummies. We had eaten a big

The SAND Route Segment 4 – part 1 We left South Africa late on a drizzly morning and crossed into Namibia on a pontoon across

SAND bikepacking route Segment 3 – part 2 Our host Tony at the Vioolsdrift Lodge was true to his word and refused payment for our

SAND bikepacking route Segment 3 – part 1 We had a great couple of days in Springbok enjoying Petra’s hospitality before tackling the first half

SAND bikepacking route Segment 2 – part 2 From our rest town of Garies we needed to rejoin the route on our map. There were

SAND bikepacking route Segment 2 – part 1 The small town of Nieuwoudtville provided a break for 2 days. We cleaned stuff and rested on

SAND bikepacking route Segment 1 – part 4 Our weather fortunes turned after the crossing of the Tankwa. We had a wet muddy day getting

SAND bikepacking route Segment 1 – part 3 We had a long day from Laingsburg to hosted accommodation in an old farm cottage. The winds

SAND bikepacking route Segment 1 – part 2 The Karoo is an extensive area of semi desert in South Africa and was where we were

SAND bikepacking route Segment 1 – part 1 It was a long haul from Wanaka to Cape Town but we got there, along with our