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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…

Day 18 Today’s ride was from Denmark, back to Walpole, which was 76km and 5hrs 18min in the saddle. Peter Brodie thought, as they had more riding on roads and less off road, he should put on a different set of tyres, which he did. (or was that Vic?) “I was excited – this would…

Day 15 We have finally arrived in Albany! I was last here with Cate, about 30 years ago. I remembered not much from that visit and was amazed at how big it is. This is where all the Australian troops left for World War One. It was also the centre of whaling operations, and had…

The reports from Zimbabwe are full of the distressing kind of news that comes from the worsening situation there which is being felt particularly by the elderly: We are receiving many, many calls for assistance at the moment and will be assessing a number of people next week. I visited Jean who is still in…

The guys completed their 1000km bike ride in a time of 1003.7 km in 49h 21mins. They climbed 7217 meters over a period of 8.5 days and rode the entire distance without a break day at all. Very commendable for two old bullets. Hats off to Mark Johnson and Alan Crundall on an outstanding performance…

Day 14 was from Mt Romance to Denmark – 76km and 5hrs 18min in the saddle. To avoid jail time I had a deep and meaningful with John, who agreed to hold back his fine form a little and not to egg on Paul into a race. This resulted in making this ride a little…