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I’ve been back from the Skeleton Coast Tour for 3 weeks and alas, I have a bad case of the Zimbabwe blues. This place can hurt your head, and worse. But the purpose of this blog is to uplift, not depress. So, thank God for schoolboy cricket. I enjoyed my finest moment as a cricketer…

As ever, the reports from Zimbabwe show us how absolutely essential it is that we continue to support the vital work that ZANE undertakes every day. If you are already a donor, we thank you, if you are interesting in coming alongside these vulnerable elderly people who have lost everything, please donate whatever you can…

The latest reports from Zimbabwe show that life is gradually returning to normal after the prolonged Covid shutdowns but that the elderly are still battling to survive. The commitment of the wonderful ZANE teams on the ground in the country never ceases to amaze us and we are always humbled to see how our wonderful…

August 07 2022 – The last blog of the Old Legs Skeleton Coast Tour. You know when you’ve ridden far on your bike when your shortcut home is a 5 day drive. This last blog is coming to you from Botswana, from somewhere between Maun and Francistown. We’ve been centimetering our way across Botswana for…

July 30 – Day 29 of the Old Legs Skeleton Coast Tour From the Brandberg Massif to the other side of the mountain, on our way to the Messum Crater.Apologies for this blog coming to you a day late but we had no signal in the desert. Kilometers – 66 kmTime – 7 hrs 09…

July 26 – Day 25 of the Old Legs Skeleton Coast Tour From the one horse town of Warmquelle to the other one horse town of Palmwag Kilometers – 92Time – 7 hrs 34 minAv Heart Rate – 123 bpmMax Heart Rate – 160 bpm The worst days of my childhood were porridge days. I…

July 23 and 24 – Days 22 and 23 of the Old Legs Skeleton Coast Tour From the Etosha National Park to Ongongo Waterfall Campsite on the Ongongo river near Warmquelle. Warmquelle aspires to be a one horse town. Day 22 Kilometers – about a thousand.Time – almost foreverAv Heart Rate – 18 bpmMax Heart…

July 21 and 22 – Day 20 and 21 of the Old Legs Skeleton Coast Tour From Mururani to somewhere not far from Tsumeb, and then through the Etosha National Park, but not on our bikes unfortunately. As I blog at 04.00 I’m able to look up at the stars above because Jenny and I…

July 19 – Day 17 & 18 of the Old Legs Skeleton Coast Tour From somewhere in the Caprivi Strip to Rundu. Day 17Distance – 104 kmTime – 7 hrs 29 minAv Heart Rate – 1118 bpmMax Heart Rate – 183 bpm.Ascent – 281 m Day 18Distance – 101kmTime – 8 hrs 17 minAv Heart…

July 14 – Day 13 of the Old Legs Skeleton Coast Tour From Katima Mulilo to Namushasha Camp on the eastern boundary of the Bwabata National Park. Distance – 136 kmTime – 8 hrs 4 minAv Heart Rate – 129 bpmMax Heart Rate – 180 bpm We rode through the Caprivi Strip today. The road…