The ADVENTURE

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I will depart from Ealing, which I called my home for the period I worked in London as an Engineering Consultant, on 29 July 2010, my birthday.

The route will take me through approximately 11 countries to my destination Cape Town, home to my family, wife Leone and 3 year old daughter Shanel. The countries include UK, France, Italy, Egypt, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa.

Traveling long distance on a motorbike will be challenging. I plan to ride 3 to 4 days at a pace of 350 to 500 km per day depending on road conditions, punctures, breakdowns,

border crossings, etc. As far as possible I plan to camp off the road, however will need to make use of hostels and hotels on some parts of the trip. On my days off I want to explore the area and experience the cultures of the local people. The total estimated distance will be 15000 km, thus it could take me up to 45 days or more to complete. As far as possible I will visit some of the Riders’s locations to see how they go about their daily helping of people in remote villages.

The Itinerary

Day	Date		Country		Approx Distance (km)
1	29/07/2010		UK		180
2	30/07/2010		France	Frerry from Dover to Calais	1300
3	31/07/2010		France
4	01/08/2010		France
5	02/08/2010		France	Rest
6	03/08/2010		France
7	04/08/2010		Italy	Arrive in Venice
8	05/08/2010		Italy	Ferry from Venice to Alexandria, Egypt
9	06/08/2010		Egypt		1800
10	07/08/2010		Egypt
11	08/08/2010		Egypt
12	09/08/2010		Egypt	Rest
13	10/08/2010		Egypt
14	11/08/2010		Egypt
15	12/08/2010		Egypt	Ferry From Egypt to Sudan
16	13/08/2010		Sudan	Rest	2500
17	14/08/2010		Sudan
18	15/08/2010		Sudan
19	16/08/2010		Sudan
20	17/08/2010		Sudan	Rest
21	18/08/2010		Sudan
22	19/08/2010		Sudan	Sudan to Uganda
23	20/08/2010		Uganda		700
24	21/08/2010		Uganda	Rest
25	22/08/2010		Uganda
26	23/08/2010		Uganda
27	24/08/2010		Uganda	Uganda to Tanzania
28	25/08/2010		Tanzania	Rest	1100
29	26/08/2010		Tanzania
30	27/08/2010		Tanzania
31	28/08/2010		Tanzania
32	29/08/2010		Tanzania	Rest
33	30/08/2010		Tanzania
34	31/08/2010		Tanzania	Tanzania to Malawi
35	01/09/2010		Malawi	Rest	500
36	02/09/2010		Malawi	Malawi to Zambia
37	03/09/2010		Zambia		1600
38	04/09/2010		Zambia	Meet Riders Officials!
39	05/09/2010		Zambia	Rest
40	06/09/2010		Zambia
41	07/09/2010		Zambia
42	08/09/2010		Zambia	Victoria Falls – rest
43	09/09/2010		Zambia	Zambia to Botswana
44	10/09/2010		Botswana	Maun	1000
45	11/09/2010		Botswana	Rest
46	12/09/2010		Botswana	Francistown
47	13/09/2010		Botswana	Gaborone
48	14/09/2010		Botswana	Rest
49	15/09/2010		Botswana	Botswana to South Africa
50	16/09/2010		South Africa	Kuruman	1500
51	17/09/2010		South Africa	Upington
52	18/09/2010		South Africa	Calfinia
53	19/09/2010		South Africa	Kotzesrus
54	20/09/2010		South Africa	Kotzesrus
55	21/09/2010		South Africa	Cape Town, Edgemead

I hope to reach my destination middle of September 2010!

The PURPOSE

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I plan to depart on an adventure that will change my live, but more importantly will change lives and give life to people in Africa.

 My journey will start in London and end in Cape Town, and I will do this in aid of Riders for Health

  believes that in the 21st century, people living in rural Africa should not die of easily preventable diseases simply because they cannot be reached.

Riders for Health is a non-governmental organization dedicated to reaching communities in rural Africa with health care on a regular basis by establishing an infrastructure of reliable and sustainable transportation.  Riders for Health mobilise health workers from ministries of health and local organizations, enabling them to reach outlying communities with vital and often life-saving health care.’

Riders is dedicated to overcoming the gap in health care delivery and ensuring that help finally reaches those suffering. They have established a locally run transport management infrastructure that makes sure that their partners can reach their beneficiaries. Riders is mobilising over one thousand health workers from a range of organizations, helping to reach ten million people with regular health care.

Using motorcycles in Africa is not a new idea, but Riders’ holistic approach to providing integrated, managed transportation.

I therefore find it appropriate to pursue this voyage on a motorcycle, to commemorate all the riders currently providing this critical service to poor communities.