Sun 02 June Entering Malawi was fun! A truck was unloading outside the customs buildings and millions of people were milling about trying to identify their luggage and get it cleared. I parked my bike at the side of the crowd, in what turned out to be the middle of the road! I had toContinueContinue reading “01/12 – MALAWI 1 – 02-04 June 2019”
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1/07 – ACROSS THE START LINE –28 April 2019
Darryl Boswell So this was it! On Sunday 19th 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”
1/02 -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”
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