http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/ Two Australians riding through Africa, 2006-2007 en-us Help Rob continue his motorbike journey home!!! SADLY SO, AFTER TRAVELLING FROM LONDON TO CAPETOWN VIA WEST AFRICA, ROB HEADED BACK UP EAST AFRICA AND AFTER 37 COUNTRIES, ROB TRAGICALLY GETS HIS BIKE STOLEN IN DUBAI! HE IS NOW STRANDED... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/003032.php Sadly so, it's the end of a epic journey for me. What a roller coaster of an adventure it's been, I never thought that I would embark on such a trip having never rode a motorbike before (learnt 3 wks... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002819.php We have been amazed at the generous hospitality of the many a south Africans we've met along our travels. People we hardly know, kindly invite us into their home, cook us delicious meals and force good beer and wine down... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002764.php After spending over a month in Capetown revitalising the bikes at Tim's Motorcycles shop, engine out for new rings in the Africa Twin, new forks and stocking up for the next leg of Rob's trip up the east coast, we... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002710.php Its been a butt crunching 39,323 kms in 9 months from London to Capetown but we finally made it to The Cape of Good Hope safely... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002666.php Beautiful Himba lady in Kaokoland, Namibia Himba dinky on the bikes opps, i think its time for a new chain... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002648.php When I thought hitting civilisation makes things easy, boy was I in for a treat! The detour into Zimbabwe was to get myself a new passport as I had filled mine up to the brim. Along the way we had... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002630.php The long awaited country of hot showers, green grass, petrol stations & delicious STEAK STEAK STEAK! As soon as we cross the borders after days of potholed roads, our bottoms are blessed with smooth endless tarmac and we fill gorge... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002594.php We ride past many red & white painted posts with PEREGIO MINA (DANGER MINES) ontop of a skull & cross bone sign. I retell myself that I must stay on the roads when passing through Angola as the country is... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002536.php Oblivious to the news around us, we recieve emails from family & friends stating there are serious troubles in the capital of the democratic republic of Congo, Kinshasa. We find out there have been violence & shooting, where many people... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002535.php I am half woken by a low humming buzz, i open my eyes to see that the sun hasn't broken the skyline yet as its still very early in the morning. I recollect that last night, we found a camp... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002534.php Its a long side trek of nearly an extra 2000kms but we we give it the thumbs up to head to Central African Republic to go trek the lowland gorillas! We think the roads are tarmac but Mary Mary, oh... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002516.php We enter in the north of Cameroon near Lake Chad, where its barren desert like landscape but this changes dramatically every few kms you ride. From dusty red sand to thick green rainforest through high plateaus & mountain ranges! What... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002459.php My fears about entering Nigeria have crescendo since the day I started this trip as this was the one country I didn't want to ride through. I hadn't heard a good thing about it & the more people I met,... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002452.php We meander through Togo & Benin, homeland to Voodoo or locally known as juju & back to Franco phone speaking country. We discover Fan milk bicycle riders with delicious icecream on the go, which is a great way to beat... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/robbo/002436.php