Africa

January 2015: My parents, sister and I set off from our home in Cape Town, South Africa, and spend the year cycling up to Kenya. And back. Elephant chases, derailed trains, heatstroke, malaria, unbelievable kindness and a whole new perspective on life: all captured in these comics.

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Africa 2015 - The Route
Prologue
Prologue
Meet the team
Meet the team
Chapter 1: Going nomad slowly
Chapter 1: Going nomad slowly
Chapter 2: Picking up the pace (a bit)
Chapter 2: Picking up the pace (a bit)
Chapter 3: Exploring Wilderness
Chapter 3: Exploring Wilderness
Chapter 4: Lessons in wild camping
Chapter 4: Lessons in wild camping
Chapter 5: Inspiration. Perspiration. Replantation.
Chapter 5: Inspiration. Perspiration. Replantation.
Chapter 6: Experiments with one-foot cycling
Chapter 6: Experiments with one-foot cycling
Chapter 7: The road to the past is a lumpy one
Chapter 7: The road to the past is a lumpy one
Chapter 8: Black clouds, angry crowds
Chapter 8: Black clouds, angry crowds
Chapter 9: FAQs
Chapter 9: FAQs
Chapter 10: Adventures in the big city
Chapter 10: Adventures in the big city
Chapter 11: The big Botswana border crossing
Chapter 11: The big Botswana border crossing
Chapter 12: Four-legs, eight-legs, dead legs
Chapter 12: Four-legs, eight-legs, dead legs
Chapter 13: Give way to elephants
Chapter 13: Give way to elephants
Chapter 14: Revenge of the Things that Bite
Chapter 14: Revenge of the Things that Bite
Chapter 15: Things not to say at the border
Chapter 15: Things not to say at the border
Chapter 16: Baked Beans and Dust
Chapter 16: Baked Beans and Dust
  Chapter 17: Misadventures in Malawi
  Chapter 17: Misadventures in Malawi
Chapter 18: Love letters to dry land
Chapter 18: Love letters to dry land
Chapter 19: Tanzania and the Adventure God's cat
Chapter 19: Tanzania and the Adventure God's cat
Chapter 20: 11 Interesting things we learnt about Rwanda
Chapter 20: 11 Interesting things we learnt about Rwanda
Chapter 21: Five hard facts of life
Chapter 21: Five hard facts of life
Chapter 22: Don't panic
Chapter 22: Don't panic
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Chapter 23: The Caprivi Strip (tease)
Chapter 24: Just deserts
Chapter 24: Just deserts
Chapter 25: The final leg(s)
Chapter 25: The final leg(s)
Photo Gallery - top 50 pics
Photo Gallery - top 50 pics
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2015 Africa Cycle Tour - Gear review