All stories published by Rounding the World by Motorcycle on June 01, 2022

Road notes: Day 5 West Africa/ Day 131 Africa crossing

Dakar/ 0 miles

Sunday, woke up feeling way off emotionally. The news from yesterday finally sunk in. Even my morning Mojo, my coffee, failed to give me the usual positive jolt.

Journey across Africa, notes from Road

A diary begun much to late, but better late than never

Feel the urge to keep a more or less daily journal of a pilgrimage, an inner and outer Adventure that I’m on. I’m circling the world by…

Road notes: Days 6&7 West Africa/ Days 132&133 Africa Crossing

Dakar / 0 miles

Monday morning brought the unwelcome news that my disk clutch will need to be replaced. Marmadue (sounds like Marmaduke without the K), the kind owner of Mad Bikes…

Road Notes: Day 1 West Africa/ Day 127 Africa Crossing

Dakar, Senegal / 0 miles /

Finally, finally, finally… escaped Addis Ababa. I’d been there around 15, maybe 20 days, when originally it was to be 3 days tops. That’s the way these journeys go…

Road notes: Day 4 West Africa/ Day 130 Africa crossing

Dakar/ 0 miles

Strange intense dreams. Sometimes I’m much younger in these dreams. Sometimes my age. Often they’ll revolve around material security and the lack of it. Or efforts to pass a college…

Road notes: Day 3 West Africa, Day 129 Africa crossing

Dakar/ 0 miles

Magnifique! I arrived at the airport and my 2 fixers had done all the work. The carnet de passage (a document used to import motorcycles temporarily into countries one’s visiting) was…