If you ask Google Maps to find a route between Prince Albert, where we published the previous blog post, and the Atlantic port city of Cape Town, the application will draw a straightish line going from east to west, with a travel distance of 393 kilometres. In an effort to…

During the planning of this tour in southern Africa I did not inquire much on the country of South Africa. I was glad to ride through the mountain-biking hub, it could help with finding bicycle parts and mechanics, if needed. Because of the country’s size and location at the tip…

As we leave Mantsebo Guesthouse in Mokhotlong we get a view of the 90m high bridge being built on the Senqu River, the largest of three bridges that will span the Polihali reservoir of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). The Kingdom of Lesotho’s most important natural resource is clean…

Since being told, by a private game reserve manager, that we would “have to stick to the more busy routes, due to some areas being remote and dangerous” I have been scratching my head. He meant unsafe because of people, but how is the coutryside more risky than densely populated…