Crazy guy on Bike – Wed 25 July 2018, Day 234
Rest day 6 at Dave (Scruff) and Jan in Harare Distance 8461 Total from Amsterdam 13861 Our final day of R+R at Scruff and Jan’s. Peter was plotting routes while I read in bed. Late morning took us to an Econet store and we got our pin number to use Ecocash to buy groceries, in […]
Crazy Guy on bike – Sun 22 July 2018, Day 231
Rest day 3 at Dave (Scruff) and Jan in Harare Distance 8431 Total from Amsterdam 13831 We lay in bed snug as bugs recovering from the late night and only got up around 10. This laziness will change in a day or two. A sunny and cloudless day and I’m still wearing Jan’s lovely warm […]
Guy on a Bike – Sat 21 July 2018, Day 230
Rest day 2 at Scruff and Jan in Harare Distance 8431 Total from Amsterdam 13831 A day of sports. I lay in bed waiting for the sun to warm up Harare. After breakfast of oats (still in bed), we surfaced around 9 and quickly jumped into dirty cycling gear (still not washed) before the cold […]
Guy on a Bike – Fri 20 July 2018, Day 229
Rest day 1 at Dave (Scruff) and Jan in Harare Distance 8431 Total from Amsterdam 13831 Gremlins cropping up again. Peter pointed out that I’ve called the floating jelly fish an octopus and yesterday I had the date and Day number wrong ? We were warm enough last night under a duvet and two thick […]
Guy on a Bike – Thur 19 July 2018, Day 228
Staying with Dave (Scruff) and Jan O’Neill-Williams in Harare Distance 56 + 8375 = 8431 Average 14.8 Time 3 h 48 m Total from Amsterdam 13831 Location S17.740755, E31.177421 Weather predictions for today in Harare are 6 and 17 °C ??. I’m going to have to borrow a warm jersey or jacket, or walk around […]
Guy on a Bike – Wed 18 July 2018, Day 227
Camping behind a local butcher, 40 km from Harare Distance 75 + 8300 = 8375 Average 12.9 Time 5 h 48 m Total from Amsterdam 13775 Location S17.659845, E30.750158 It was freezing this morning and the wind made it even colder. It would have been nice to lie in with a cup of hot chocolate, […]