Qantas Cabin Crew News

Wayne — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:37:22 +0100

Cape Town - The End

Patrick — Wed, 19 May 2010 09:09:39 +0100

I’ve been asked if I’d do this trip again, my answer, “Not in a million years!”

However would I recommend this trip to others, absolutely.

Every experience, from meeting the 60 other crazy individuals...

Cape Town - we made it

Wed, 19 May 2010 08:33:05 +0100

I’ve been asked if I’d do this trip again, my answer, “Not in a million years!”

However would I recommend this trip to others, absolutely.

Every experience, from meeting the 60 other crazy individuals in Cairo, riding away from the pyramids, desert crossings of Egypt and Sudan, that crazy ferry trip across Lake Nasser into Sudan. Suffering through the Dinder debacle, unanimously reffered to as The Dinder Fucking National Park of Shit (thanks...

Done It !!!

Wayne — Mon, 17 May 2010 09:37:01 +0100

Finished , May 15 2010

Namibia

Wayne — Mon, 17 May 2010 09:15:20 +0100

Namibia is a country of wide open space, vast desert and mountain vistas and a palette of pastel colours. It has a German heritage where Afrikans is spoken almost exclusively and like Botswana a small and thinly spread population. After Botswana I knew what was in store for us but I believe it was an unexpected surprise to most other riders. One thing that has surprised me this entire trip is the little that many riders know of the countries through which we have passed but then some did come...

Damp,Soggy,Wet Wet Wet !!!!!!!

Wayne — Mon, 17 May 2010 08:40:24 +0100

After Victoria Falls and Zambia came Botswana, an African Independence success story and a country of about 2 million population with some amazing natural landscape, including the Okavango Delta, Chobe, the Magkadikadi Salt Pans and the Kalahari Desert. We were both looking forward to seeing more than our last visit when we stayed only in the Okavango Delta. Botswana is usually described in terms like dry, arid, blah blah, well not for us. It seems that the 1 in a hundred year dou...

Blog Questions ????

Wayne — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:45:23 +0100

As we are nearing the end of the trip and so many of you have commented on following our journey we thought it might be an opportunity to tell you things we may not have mentioned ....... so if you have any questions for us send an email through the website and we will print them and answer them here for you.

Blog by Annalise

Wayne — Sun, 09 May 2010 11:27:52 +0100

I've included this blog by Annalise. Most of what she has written we did together. We are sitting here in Felix Unite just across the border from Seth Efrika swapping blogs and pics and appreciating our last rest day of the tour & the 'postcard' view from the cabanas here overlooking the Orange River (thats right 2 more nights free of the smelly tent).

So here is her Blog I hope you enjoy it....

Down to the Final Four – that is last four countries of the ...

Rider Pics 4

Wayne — Sun, 09 May 2010 08:26:47 +0100

Caroline

Dana

Eric D'

Carolina

Jim

Patrick's Swala Camp Birthday

Wayne — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:18:54 +0100

Our longest break during the 4 month period of riding was to be the 3 days at Arusha in Tanzania. This also happened to be over the date of Patrick’s birthday so we searched for a game park or camp/lodge to spend it, somewhere a bit ‘up market’ that would be suitable to relax and to enjoy the time away from the ‘tour’ but that was still the ‘African Safari experien...

Sick in Lilongwe

Patrick — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:10:26 +0100

I have come down with the dreaded malaria!

Attacked in the night, sometime in the last 10 days, by the female anopheles mosquito.

Today after 3 days of being quite ill, I think I am finally on the mend.

Annalise bundled me into a taxi and took me ahead to Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, to rest up.

Wayne continues to pedal every kilometer and should arrive in a few days.

I am hoping to get a clear blood test on tuesday and be back riding next week.

Last day in Tanzania

Patrick — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:04:33 +0100

Our last day of riding in Tanzania had us ‘climb’ for 30kms out of Mbeya. It was a foggy start, but as we rode we climbed above the fog and clouds. The scenery was amazing, rolling hills and small villages, loads of children walking to school.

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