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I was fully fatigued by the end of the days’ ride which is cycle speak for completely knackered. But that was to be expected, given it was only my 2nd outing since May 22nd. 122 km with 1009 m of climb is a very harsh way to ease back into the saddle. Distance- 122 kilometers…

Thunderbirds are go. The Old Legs Silverback Tour is departing Harare for Uganda on July 15 as per plan. Apparently, according to Garmin, it will be the fourth country on our left, and we can’t miss it. I have no idea how we’ve pulled this one out of the bag, but we have. And the…

With food in Zimbabwe becoming more and more expensive, the ZANE teams often combine food delivery with a visit to check on the wellbeing of the recipients: ZANE deliveries:  At one home I delivered food parcels to John and Rosemary. I spent time with John as he is slowly coming to terms with his recent…

Day 30 The weather gods had decided that this last ride, would be our wettest ride yet, from Mandurah to Mullaloo Beach, Perth. The distance ridden was 103km, the actual ride time was 4hrs 22min, at an average speed of 23.78km/h. The final peloton was Charlie, myself, and Paul, joined on the way, by Mike…

The weather gods finally had a say, having been extremely generous, in the last month, with only a few wet days! We have decided to take a rest day, as there is a severe weather warning, for Perth to Bunbury. As we would be on highway for a lot of the ride, it was decided…

Sunny blue skies and stunning golf courses were prominent in my last blog. And we are getting closer to the silverback cycle tour to Uganda. To counter any impressions that things in Zimbabwe aren’t as bad as I make out, this blog is all about scary stuff, like logistics, chimps and gorillas, and pain and…

Day 26 Yesterday, we rode 70 km, through Yallingup, Vasse, and Busselton, on some incredible back roads which John Thomson showed us, that kept us off highways and away from traffic. To be repetitive, the scenery, again, was spectacular! Some of the properties and houses were absolutely stunning. Vic clinched DoD, before we even started…

The ZANE teams in Zimbabwe have been busy out in the community now that many of the covid restrictions have been lifted – here are reports from two of the field workers: On Tuesday we visited an elderly couple and their very unwell daughter who is 65. This family are a typical example of what…

I told Peter Brodie that he’d be fired if he didn’t get the basis for the blog to me on time. We have 2 days together, so he’s cutting it close. After the rest day, we rode from Leeuwin Light house to Prevelly, a distance of 74km. The day was nowhere as balmy as the…

Day 20 Whaaaat!! 20 days in!! It’s scary, how quickly time goes! It seems like yesterday, that I first made the decision to take on doing an Epic ride in order to make a difference to old people, struggling in Zimbabwe. Four months disappeared and there I was at the start of Day 1, thinking…