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bye bye beard!

after a spot of rooftop bicycle maintenance (or rather building!)  after andy arrived with muchos luggage in Adana, we were once again offski on the road. Our three had increased to a five due to the addition of not only speedy gonzalez andy but also ed mentioned by jua kali who puts us [...]

Filed under: Team: Safari Njema, Xina on December 23rd, 2008 | 1 Comment »

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After a pretty exhausting ride along the hilly and winding Turkish coastal road we now find ourselves in wonderfully flat Syria.
The weather has been distinctly un-Spork - misty, dusty, cold and rainy - but the great hospitality we have been shown has more than made up for the soggy conditions. We are assailed with invites [...]

Filed under: Simon, Team: Spork on December 23rd, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Hello from the home team and the office of couch potatoes!
I just wanted to say how lovely it has been to have so much news from the fastest courier in the North South East and West. It started this morning when we heard the sultry tones of Mr Nash on the airwaves of BBC Radio [...]

Filed under: Mark, Team: Jua Kali on December 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »

As I sat down to write this update on the eve of our departure from Turkey, I’ve discovered that Team Jua Kali have actually been here 4 whole weeks! Given that we’ve now been on the road 3 months and Turkey is our 11th visited country, it’s quite a chunk of time. But oh, what [...]

Filed under: Sarah on December 18th, 2008 | 4 Comments »

From the moutians ın the North, along the coast from the East and even from the skys, rıders have been reunıtıng and also meetıng for the fırst time in the sunny and warm city of Adana!
Due to Pks ’slıghtly damaged’ bıke, SN headed down from the center of Turkey to Adana by bus (only a few hundred k) where they [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized on December 12th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

There is a widely held belief that bicycles are more dangerous than cars, though I have spent hours trying to reassure friends to the contrary.  In some cases I can see their rationale.  For example, on two wheels my brother Dom can’t wobble more than a mile from Tescos without a baguette falling into the [...]

Filed under: PK, Team: Safari Njema on December 8th, 2008 | 4 Comments »