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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…

July 11 – Day 9 of the Old Legs Skeleton Coast Tour From Vic Falls to Kazangula Distance – 78 kmTime – 5 hrs 40 minAscent – 112 mAv Heart Rate – 127 bpmMax Heart Rate – 198 bpm This blog is coming from a small village called Mwandi in Western Zambia on the banks…

July 7, 2022 – Day 6 of the Old Legs Skeleton Coast Tour Pedalling hard from Milibizi to Sidinda Fishing Camp, Deka to bring awareness of the plight of old age people in Zimbabwe. Distance – 99 kmTime – 8 hrs 10 minAscent – 963 mAv Heart Rate – 118 bpmMax Heart Rate – 169…

July 4 2022 – Day 3 of the Old Legs Skeleton Coast Tour Riding from Harare to Namibia to raise money and awareness for the pensioners of Zimbabwe. This blog is coming to you from Ben’s View which is south east of Mutusadona and west of Chizarira a.k.a. the middle of nowhere. You won’t find…

July 2 2022 – Day 1 of the Old Legs Skeleton Coast Tour Riding from Harare to Namibia to raise money and awareness for the pensioners of Zimbabwe. Distance 156 kilometersTime 9 hrs 14 minAv heart 126 bpmMax heart rate 172 bpm Today was the start of one of the world’s most epic multistage cycle…