It was mid morning and we we had just cycled through Gabu on our way to the Guinea Bissau/Senegal border. We were heading along our first dirt road ,but alas without our fearless leader,Rob,as he was still in Bissau waiting for the courier company to deliver our passports and visas. We stopped for lunch and [...]

So we’re back on the road again after a few good days in the best country in the world!! Guinea Bissau is pretty small and there really isnt much here at all. The capital Bissau doesnt have running water or electricity which means that most hotels or restaurants all have their own generators. We managed [...]

Another leg is over and Ricky Cummings has left. Hard to believe how fast this is all going in. We had our farewell supper last night with ice cream all round! That was followed by the Carling Cup Semi final with Tevez scoring 2 great goals to beat Utd!
 
We are staying at the FA Headquarters [...]

So Senegal is a huge change from Morocco. Everywhere we cycle through, we are treated like celebrities! Kids come running out from their houses and leave whatever they are doing to run towards the road yelling ‘toubab’ and waving at us. Today we even had a whole school come out and wave as we cycled [...]

It was a late night last night. We had cycled 90kms and arrived into Diourop where we met up with the football tour guys. A hard fought 2-0 defeat ensued with us all chasing the ball around in the sand! And so after showers, supper and devotions came something we didnt expect….a concert and dance!! [...]

It’s amazing how much difference the wind makes!! Cycling now seems so easy! Hopefully not speaking too soon! But today as we got back on our bikes again we were able to sit at around 30km/hr pretty easily and racked up 70km well before lunch. We were scheduled to meet a guy in Kebemer so [...]

So another one bites the dust….and this time it’s my turn. Only Baxter and Kyla  haven’t been sick now. Not sure why I was sick but didn’t feel great yesterday and then went to BCS (my old boarding school) for some footy last night and managed to throw up in between games. So was then up [...]

Well I’m sitting in Iain and Linda Williamsons house in Popenguine. We have had our lunch…red rice and fish! Lovely! And the guys are all sitting watching Bear Grylls in the sahara! He’s some survival dude and the guys seem to love him! I think all miss TV as they sat and watched some film [...]

We’re on our way to the border with Mauritania today. With the ocean on one side and land mines on the other, we are unable to cycle and camp and so driving along in the truck. Most are sleeping, playing cards, on their PSP or reading. Not much other than sea and sand to look [...]

This morning we woke to sunshine and…wait for it…NO WIND! A miracle!  As you may be aware, the decision has been made to fly to Dakar on the 30th . There are various security issues and we felt we couldn’t put the team at risk. It is also not safe to camp at the side [...]