Where we've come from....

This is beginning to feel real, even if only because it's now keeping me awake at night: is our 'stuff' going to fit in the lockers on the truck, have I bought the right face cream, how will I avoid egg? These thoughts are rushing through my head at all hours, so it mus be real! Our journey to Tour d'Afrique 2012 started about 7 years ago, when I saw the TDA stand at the Argus expo. The video of the previous years our was on a big screen and I was captured immediately. I told Mig "this is it, this is how we are going to do our first Africa trip" he laughed and walked on, as he does! But did it really start there, was it not the day Mig bought a bicycle, his passion for cycling grew, our passion for Africa grew... Or was it waking up one day and realizing life was passing by and we were not yet living it. We are now, and love every minute of it. We are taking our 8 year old Giant XTC, with lockout front shocks. 5 sets of tyres, 3 TTRMF tubes (thick thorn resistant mother....). 12 kg's of spares, 10 kg's of supplements, 6 kg's of medical kit, tent mattresses and a few clothes... Something had to give for the rest!