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AFRICAN ADVENTURES - YAMAHA T700

Solo Motorcycle Trip from Nairobi to Cape Town

Give up my job and ride my motorbike  across Africa, by myself and with no back up... I must be mad!
Find out what is involved, the challenges and the experiences with my updates throughout the trip that starts on 20th January 2020.

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Get Me Out of Here!

The night in Royal Inn Hotel in Dodoma was probably the worst night I have had since being in Africa. I knew that the room was very...

Dodoma here I come

I was woken all of a sudden by the sound of thunder and torrential rain. Glancing at my phone it was only 2.15am. The rain did not stop...

Safari

It’s 7am and it’s safari day. I had booked a one day safari going to the Tangora National Park but it was almost 2 hr bouncing around in...

My Sat Nav has arrived

With my Sat Nav finally attached to my bike I finally managed to leave Nairobi and make my way into Tanzania. I was heading for the...

Back on the Road

After spending 2 days at Diani beach I now had to make my way back to NairobI, hopefully to pick up my Sat Nav. It was an earlier start...

And Relax....

As today was scheduled to be my rest day, I had nothing to do other than go to the beach and sit around the pool before I set off on my...

Beautiful - Diani Beach

Diani beach is my next stop, about 90 miles south of Watamu, a place that came highly recommended. The route took me along more straight...

I Can See the Sea - Watamu

I would have liked to have stayed at Maneaters Lodge for several days but had to press on to Watamu, only another 140 miles. As I got...

Finally on the road

I had spent 4 days waiting for my delayed motorbike that finally arrived at Nairobi airport. With the help of my fixer, Gabriel, getting...

Waiting,Waiting,Waiting

My original plan was to be in Nairobi for 2 days before starting my trip down to Cape Town but with the bike arriving 3 days late, I...

I am on my way!

It’s 1.30pm on Sunday 19th January and my train leaves in 30 mins.I‘m running late and I haven’t even started my trip! It is later that I...

Preparation and Planning

Preparation – Is my Yamaha T7 truly suitable for my trip through Africa? I soon came to realise that it only required some small...

From Idea to Reality!

I wanted an adventure, not a trip down to the South of France or an off road adventure in Wales. Having done many trips like this over...

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