There are several small, but very useful, pieces of gear that have impressed me on our current tour, and a couple of items that have been with me since our last tour that have definitely proved their worth.

A short respite from the pedals in an Africa that is vastly different than the one to which we’ve become accustomed over the past few months…

On December 12th 2013, the ECR became my mobile bush camp as we travelled from Cape Town, South Africa to Tanzania, then through Morocco and southern Spain. The ECR left a slew of oglers and inquisitors in its in its wake throughout Africa. Granted, it is a sight to behold. Here is the build…

In effort to make up for some lost time, we decided to play catch up and take my second favorite form of transport from Mbeya to Dar Es Salaam…

Our Malawi guidebook (published 2012) states that cycling is permitted in Nyika. It also mentions that the Malawi National Park Service is planning to reintroduce lions within the 3,000 square kilometer park in 2013…

Meet Kenta, a young man from Japan, whose been on the road for almost three years…

As we worked our way North, we had several unexpected surprises, including the amazing Mua Mission…

Throughout the six African countries we’ve travelled I have been consistently awestruck with the complex displays of color and clouds that are always swirling and forming in these vast skies. But none have been more dazzling, rich and remarkable than those above the third largest lake in Africa.

Entering Malawi things were immediately different. The mood was new and life at ground level looked vastly different from its neighbor Zambia still only 100 meters behind us…

A whittled down kitchen that is perfect for third world cooking and the ideal size and weight for a minimal setup…

Tackling Zambia via the Great East Road proved the country to be full of surprises and much grander than we expected…

After getting an early start from Lusaka, our journey took a sour turn… into a ditch.