We reached Cape Agulhas at the leading edge of a storm and turned north to begin the journey […]
The Bottom of Africa
Sitting in a comfy Cape Town backpacker hostel where I’d pitched my tent for the week, I began […]
Rhinos in the Bush, Skeletons on the Coast
I rode away from the Angola desert with my brain still full of memories of racing down watery […]
Chasing Down Rumors in Angola
During the last few years, there have been murmurs of endless barreling lefthanders somewhere in Angola. Two weeks […]
Get Moving
Suffering a bout of bromantic nostalgia after some time on the road..
Shelter in the Congo
I took a wrong turn getting back to the main road in Gabon and ended up riding in […]
Surfing Hippos and Other Equatorial Legends
In 2004 National Geographic ran a story about a national park in Gabon with what they called ‘surfing […]
Help Appears in Cameroon
I crossed the border into Cameroon at dark after 11 hours ride from Abuja and collapsed in an […]
Spending It All in Abuja
As I sat at the Nigerian police station I wondered how in the world I’d managed to land […]
Straight Up Togo
Arrival in Lome, Togo landed me back into a maelstrom of motorbikes on the road.
The Gold Coast of Ghana
After I’d finished sliding around in the mud near the Ghana border, I looked up to see oddly […]
Holding Steady on the Ivory Coast
One of the great sources of trepidation I’d had since setting off on this trip now loomed 200 […]
Going Left in Liberia
After more than a month, I finally managed to extricate myself from the Freetown peninsula. The welcoming nature […]
Clean Water for Kakonso Village
What funding drive would be complete without a sappy video?
Some Kids in Sierra Leone Need Our Help
In a remote mountain village called Kakonso, I got a bit caught up in the moment and promised […]
Schools for Sweet Salone
While surfing at Bureh Beach on the south end of the Freetown Peninsula I met a Spaniard named […]
Freetown Sliders
Some of the most stoked surfers I’ve ever met are here at Bureh beach at the south end […]
Back to the Beach
Upon arrival in Sierra Leone we found a tiny little island paradise owned by a London expat named […]
Guinea Two Times
Riding across the Guineas served up a bit more than I had anticipated.
Escape from Dakar
It’s a strange feeling when a foreign capital like Dakar begins to offer the comfort of familiarity.
Myth of the Lonely Wanderer
When people ask me the standard round of questions of where I’ve been and where I’m going and […]