Atlantic route update...?

[orrin]

I still plan to head south near the end of october. I am giving myself 4 months and will be totally flexible with the route I take. (Subject to great ideas)
Is anyone going around this time, anyone been delayed?
I am going solo on an old XL600. Anyone keen to share a few miles, a cup of coffee, a few ideas before departure...? I think I meant , not coffee.
Anyone going to the meeting who is doing this route?
Anyone???

[McThor]

I'm going Europe to SA through the atlantic route around the 1'st of November. I'll be going solo on a brand new xt660r (due to be delivered tomorrow...yay). Allthough I haven't planned a detailed itinerary for the trip (don't think you can plan a trip like this in detail) I have set my country list as follows: Europe-->Morocco-->Mauritania-->Mali-->Burkina Faso-->Benin (possibly via Togo since I know a fellow dane who has a farm there)-->Nigeria-->Cameroon-->Gabon-->The two Congos-->Angola-->Namibia-->SA-------------->airfreight/ship back to Denmark. I used to live in Botswana when I was a child, so I would definately want to go there. But I don't know if I am going there from Namibia and then down south to SA, or visiting it on the way back from SA, only time will tell.

As this will most likely be a once in lifetime trip for me (at least with respect to it's duration, 6 months) I may attempt going back through the eastern route. But this depends solely on how good time I will be making on the way down.

I think you and I should exchange mail adresses and talk/write more over the summer. I think we can complement each other with ideas about such practicalities as visas, money, fuel, etc. I'll send you a PM with my mail address.

Seeing as our departure dates are fairly close together, I'd think it likely that we should bump into each other along the way. And yeah, lets share a few miles, a bordercrossing or a cup of coffee somewhere in Africa.

[mayhem]

i'm going to banjul this winter. probably leave london about mid december, going fairly directly down via the atlantic route. only got a month, so no major diversions. want to see a bit of the proper desert on the way tho as this is why i'm going! will be 2 up on a bmwr80st so no major off roading!

give us a shout nearer the time?

i've been to morocco before but no further... yet...

ted

[backofbeyond]

Probably find loads of people heading down there at that time of year, many of whoom won't have been on this site or even know about it.

I'll be leaving a week before Xmas on a yellow CCM, if anyone spots it, heading Mauri, Mali, Senegal.

[levitan]

Hey orrin,

We are on the road at the moment, and will be heading to Cape Town down the west side between October and February. We will be in Morocco somewhere near the end of September.

We are currently rotting in Europe, Italy to be exact.. we sporadically update our website Going Somewhere, have a read, it might give you reason to avoid us!!

Would be good to meet up and cover some miles together, same goes for anyone else reading this.

Dan and Linz

[edteamslr]

Two Africa Twins are heading down that way. Leaving the UK in the next two weeks and heading south. Drop us an email if you like - we'll be regularly checking in on this forum.

This is our site

[orrin]

Yip the ticket is booked!!!
One XL600 heading down from london to Durban solo. Will be in morocco mid november, then 3 months down to durban(south africa).
Always keen for a !!
Orrin
(anyone else??)

[McThor]

Leaving Denmark on 4'th of November on the car train from Germany to southern France. Solo traveling on a modded XT660R. Hope to bump into some of you guys.

Btw Orrin, sent you a couple of mails, but don't know if you got them.

[orrin]

McThor...Nothing in a long while....Sent you one yesterday? you get it?
Orrin

[levitan]

Hi everyone,

We are in Almeria, catching a ferry to Nador tomorrow. We will be in Morocco for a few weeks, with probably a week around Ouarzazate since we have some things to sort out there.

We are headed for Mauri, Senegal, Burkina, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria and the usual route south.. though we are open to options, maybe Niger instead of the Ghana, Togo, Benin run.. who knows.

See you on the road, feel free to email if you want to meet up somewhere.

Happy travels,

Dan and Linz

[smoothnodanger]

I'm leaving the UK on the 30th of September on a 1200GS heading down to South Africa via the west coast route although I'll be crossing to the east coast once I'm sub Sahara, very flexible. Traveling solo although I've had some contact with other guys doing the same trip.

I've got a rough route for the first half of the trip but not the second. I'm keen to get off the beaten track and ride with anyone who's up for it. I'll be in Morocco around the second week of October.

Looking forward to meeting up with you,

Michael

[wildwildernes]

Hi everyone,

I am now staying Dakar to get visa for few days, Tomorrow I leave Dakar, then go through Mali;Burkina;Tigo,Benin;Nigeria;Cameroon;Gabon;Con go;Angola;Namibia;South africa. I hope arrive at cape town on the end of this year. If anyone on this road, I hope get together and hava a ! I ride 88 Africa Twin(little bit old,but nice!)

[orrin]

Feel free to drop any good up2date info on the site..Hint,Hint.
I am still heading down on the 4 November from london! If you are very slow I will have that !