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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…

Welcome to day zero minus just two. It is bloody freezing as I type this at 04.30 and there are just two more sleeps until we start pedalling in the general direction of Namibia, unless of course Adam gets us lost, and we peddle off in the general direction of somewhere else instead, like Mozambique,…

Before I go any further, a disclaimer. The views in this blog are mine alone, and are not shared by the Old Legs Skeleton Coast 2022 Tour, their sponsors or the charities they support, or Cyril Ramaphosa. Skeleton Coast 2022 As I type this at 04.00 in the morning it is bloody cold as we…

Tucker Green is an eight year old who lives in Queensland. One set of grandparents is of Zimbabwean origin and his extra, honorary grandfather, “Grandpa Gordy”, also Zimbabwean, is a good friend of Eric De Jong. The family has been following Eric’s amazing Old Legs Tour cycle rides and, soon, kayaking exploits, to raise awareness…

In 2 weeks myself and a group of equally mad old legs will be off cycling the Skeleton Coast Tour over 3000kms to raise important funds for Zimbabwe’s struggling pensioners, it will be tough going (more on that further down the post!) But it is for a cause close to my heart. Please read the…

Another ZANE carers pensioners report from two of the ZANE carers as they carry out their daily visits to pensioners: I delivered to several people at one of the care homes: Patrick Patrick is looking more and more fragmented which is highlighted by the state of his flat. It is cluttered and in complete disarray…

Welcome to our final blog. Our best ever adventure is finally over. We ticked both the Have Fun and Do Epic boxes emphatically. The extent to which we tick the Do Good box is dependent upon donations in. Please donate. Apologies for the delay in getting this out. A drowned phone courtesy of the Sengwa…

The latest ZANE snapshot reports from Zimbabwe give an insight into the struggles of some of the elderly folk ZANE supports, along with some of the successes – the need remains, and it is our faithful donors who enable this vital work to continue – we thank you. Last week I met with and delivered…

Having been on the water for over a week now – the Old Legs are still going strong. Follow their days 7 to 10 escapades while raising money for the old people who need support in their daily lives and to know they are valued. Paddling from Milibizi to Kariba – Day 7 For the…

After a couple days out of signal range – we bring you the adventures of the Old Legs who are paddling from Milibizi to Kariba in very small kayaks over a very large expanse of water. All their efforts are to raise funds for the struggling pensioners in Zimbabwe and make their lives a little…