These are two videos I had forgotten to post, and that makes the last article of this website and adventure.
In the first one, I have compiled the shots from cycling inside the cities of Fès, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Saint-Louis, Dakar, Banjul, Bissau, Freetown, Monrovia, Kumasi, Accra, Abeokuta, Ibadan, Pointe-Noire, Lubango, Windhoek, and Cape Town. I think it’s the most dangerous part of the trip: traffic. It’s a bit stressing so I had to add some Flavour to it.
I had to look everywhere at the same time, and I slowly got more confident in navigating into such a huge peaceful chaos (but still constantly looking 360° around me). By the time I got to Nigeria, I was placing myself within the okadas (moto-taxis) at traffic lights and was the quickest out of the blocks. Despite that, I didn’t feel like testing the traffic in Lagos – at all. I found Southern Africa much more disciplined, and cycling in Cape Town was comparable to cycling in Europe.
The videos in this movie were shot when I felt confident enough to cycle with one hand, and the other one holding a P&S camera.
The second video is just a compilation of the insects and bigger animals on my way.
Dear you,
I am impressed – and I must tell you that its not easy to impress me.
I crossed No Men’s Land (the border between Mauritania and Morocco) for the first time in 2012, with a big old bus that was my house during four months – since Denmark to Guinea Bissau. Right now, I am in Nouakchott (with another big and old bus) and I will cross it again, in few days. Even though is the fourth time I will cross No Men’s land, this time – for no apparent reason – I am a bit more worried so I decided to make some research on the topic. And that is how I found you, and got hooked on your travel.
Just want to say, well done. I still did not find out what your main travel purpose was, but it looks like a quite impressive experience.
If you have some spare time, feel free to come and visit our school in Denmark – I am a teacher of young adults, and our main goal is to Learn to Travel and Travel to Learn. Every year, a group of students do the same travel with a big bus, from Denmark to Guinea Bissau. Maybe you could come to our school and give a course about your experiences travelling in Africa. We could also share ours.
Good energies and keep moving,
Marina
Thanks for your message Marina,
I’ll remember for next time I pass by CPH. It’s a good endeavor you have there!
Greetings from Cape Town,
jb