Sep '09
17
Addis to Aswan
Posted by Shahla & Peter Nygaard
Freshly showered and wearing my last clean scraps of clothing, I walk into the chill-out room at the home of our host in Addis Ababa. Several friendly faces turn, and after meeting everyone, I sit down amidst matresses and pillows. The one woman in the room besides myself puffs on her sheesha, decides it is… Read more »
Nov '07
25
Goodbye Franky – T
Posted by Shahla & Peter Nygaard
We rode Franky from Dakar, Senegal to Cape Coast, Ghana. The road was long and took us through some of our most trying times yet. It was the first time we had thoughts of giving up travel and returning to Canada and to a more stable lifestyle. The most difficult thing we faced was the… Read more »
Nov '07
25
A Day in the Life – West Africa
Posted by Shahla & Peter Nygaard
Beep beep beep. We hear the alarm and wake up in the darkness. We love this time. It is the coolest part of the day and we feel able to eat and begin riding. It's still dark but we hear people walking through the dry bracken as we pack up the tent and prepare to… Read more »