Sean Drysdale

1/07 – ACROSS THE START LINE –28 April 2019

Darryl Boswell So this was it! On Sunday 21st April 2019 I had crossed the start line and the journey had really begun. Before leaving Dullstroom, however, I had a meeting with Darryl Boswell, who is a direct descendant of Richard Charles O’Neill. I had been pointed his way by the owners of Mrs Simpsons, and hadContinueContinue reading “1/07 – ACROSS THE START LINE –28 April 2019”

1/06 – Belfast, Mpumalanga, RSA – 20-22 Apr 2019

20 April 2019 Just for a change I left Dee & John’s later than planned, but I was well fuelled and raring to go. During my runaround on the Rand, the clutch had started slipping. This only happened first thing when it was cold; I couldn’t think of a logical reason for this, but itContinueContinue reading “1/06 – Belfast, Mpumalanga, RSA – 20-22 Apr 2019”

1/05 – INTERLUDE: GRADUATION DAY, 14 April 2019

03 – 09 April 2019 After a pleasant evening, and, as I didn’t manage to get any en-route, a good bottle of John’s value wine – his idea of what it’s worth spending on wine and mine differ, 🙂 but we have a good system; when I visit, he feeds me and I provide the wine that he wouldn’tContinueContinue reading “1/05 – INTERLUDE: GRADUATION DAY, 14 April 2019”

01/04 – GWERU – PRETORIA – 29 March – 02 April 2019

29 March 2019 A new day with new challenges. First to check over bike and see about fixing my boot; then assuming all is well, how to get back to the road in one piece. The bike has a few additional scratches I didn’t notice yesterday, but nothing serious enough to worry about. The damageContinueContinue reading “01/04 – GWERU – PRETORIA – 29 March – 02 April 2019”

1/03 – FINALLY, IT’S D-DAY! – 28 March 2019

Departure date was set for 25th March. This would give me plenty of time to reach Durban for the set day. There were still 100s of things to do, on the bike, on packing and on my house, which had to be “sorted” prior to leaving. Then on Sat 23rd, I twisted my ankle and, muchContinueContinue reading “1/03 – FINALLY, IT’S D-DAY! – 28 March 2019”

1/02 -THE BEGINNING – 24 Mar 2019

It is now 2016. I have just retired and realised that this was the time to make my 30-year-old dream a reality. The plan had always been to buy a bike made for the job – something in the BMW GS series at the top of the list. However, while pondering the choice, I thought,ContinueContinue reading “1/02 -THE BEGINNING – 24 Mar 2019”

1/01 – HOW IT ALL STARTED

In 1982 I visited South Africa and came across a little town called Belfast in Mpumalanga; sadly no pic of me or anyone else on the trip at Belfast can be found, but we also came across a town called Drysdale! Being young, adventurous, and probably a ltttle(?) foolish, I immediately thought, “Now, that’dContinueContinue reading “1/01 – HOW IT ALL STARTED”

1/00 – Introduction to Part 1 – Africa & Middle East

Update: I’ve found a solution. I’ll be able now, to publish a batch, without notifying anyone, and then when there are a few up there, I include a note in my current post. 😁 I’ve been wondering for some time how to get my Part 1 posts on line. There are quite a few ofContinueContinue reading “1/00 – Introduction to Part 1 – Africa & Middle East”