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A Rare Breede Indeed.

Certainly anyone who has slept by the sea will know that despite the sound of the waves crashing down on the beach it must be one of the best sleeps you can get. It was almost as if the sounds had...

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A Desert, a Sex Shop and a Bird with Long Legs.

Leaving Bontebok National Park and all it’s beauty behind yesterday morning I rode into the town of Swellendam to find somewhere I could get wifi and upload the last blog. I had been told that Wimpey...

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It Just Keeps Getting Better.

Last nights accommodation was a place I have wanted to try for a long time. Set on the outskirts of Oudtshoorn, Buffelsdrift Game Lodge is some 3000 hectares of bush land. The accommodation comprises...

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A Walk in the Park

One of my reasons for doing this trip is to visit as many of the South African National Parks as I can to see about their suitability to include them in Kaapstad Motorcycle Tours future itineraries....

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A Personal Journey.

Having had a wonderful stay at Storms River Mouth Rest Camp I set off early morning with the aim of doing as many miles as I could to get myself up to the Province of KwaZuluNatal. I had promised to...

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Golden Moments

Friday morning I woke refreshed after my Sani pass and Black Mountain experience. I was a bit achy still but ready to push on out of Lesotho and back into South Africa and on to my next SANParks...

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The Wild Side.

A Beautiful sunrise greeted me on my last morning in Golden Gate National Park. I had packed the evening before so I was ready for an early start. I had only around 200 km to ride to my next overnight...

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The Moholoholo Days.

Back in 2000 I was lucky enough to book my first ever ” safari ” experience in South Africa. Flying in to Johannesburg OR Tambo airport and spending the first night in a local hotel I was really keen...

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Don’t Forget to Stop and Smell the Flowers

The ride from Hoedspruit to Pretoria was pretty uneventful with the exception of the odd near miss of potholes here and there. I had a quick stop in Dullstroom for drinks but other than that I just...

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Hotter Than I Have Ever Known!

I always knew the ride to Augrabies was going to be a long hot one. luckily i had a fantastic nights sleep in Vryburg. First taste of air conditioning in a long while. I was we’ll prepared for the...

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A Taste Of South Africa In London

During my 6700km solo ride around South Africa earlier this year I was fortunate enough to stumble upon a 7/11 grocery store that was selling bunny chow Only ever having heard about this I was duty...

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You can have The Shirt Off My Back

For the last three years I have been collecting the autographs of Adventure Motorcyclists who’s travels I have admired and been inspired by. I have traveled around South Africa many time over the past...

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Thankful Villages Run

This summer Medwyn Parry and Dougie Bancroft will be riding Triumph Trophy motorbikes to every single one of the 51 “Thankful Villages” in the United Kingdom. These are villages with no traditional war...

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‘ The Village That Died For England’

On a recent getaway break we spent some time riding around the Dorset area where we discovered this small village that gave so much more than people realise. Tyneham is a ghost village in South Dorset,...

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Sammy Miller –‘The man who NEVER wanted to be second’

Sammy Miller was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 11 1933. He first raced at the age of 16 in 1951. Since that time he has accumulated umpteen accolades, including:- 11 times British Trials...

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Ride for Rhino’s

Did you know that in South Africa alone there are more than TWO Rhino’s killed everyday for their horns??? This is being done by people from all countries and of all colours purely for money. Criminal...

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Southern Africa Trip LATEST

What a week its been in the Kaapstad Tours camp. Just about sorted all the accommodation for the journey through Namibia with just Swakopmund and Tsumeb to find. So far I will be visiting Fish River...

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BMF Tailend Show

Only a few days to go before the last big show of the year. The BMF Tailend show has traditionally been where everyone gathers to see great arena shows, fantastic bands, and of course get the brilliant...

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#AJ’sRideforRhino’s

It’s been a great couple of weeks as far as planning the trip goes. Donations of kit and riding equipment have arrived today from our friends at Bike-It. I popped up to collect the kit from local...

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Biker FM Radio. The Adventure Show

Ok this is just a short post to let you all know that I will be on BikerFM on Thursday 3rd October at 7PM. I will be chatting to Slimbo about my forthcoming solo ride around Southern Africa. You can...

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