Round and round we go

Lest anyone feared that I had given up entirely with documenting this grand adventure, I am providing you this update to reassure you that my passion for prose as it were is still alive. Internet connectivity has remained spotty (though admittedly sufficient for posting these updates) in our rest day destinations and camps. Quite simply, I have chosen to forego fighting queues to get online in favor of enjoying fully the simple pleasures present in each moment of this journey. It must also be said that my motiviation for the effort associated with posting updates waned considerably somewhere in Botswana as we cycled 900+ miles in 10 days of riding. Rest assured, I have continued to write, and the updates will trickle in, but then again, some of the story must remain untold. After all, people will need a reason to read the book…

All that said, this update is being written poolside as I look out onto the swift currents of the Orange River. I am in Namibia and can see South Africa on the far shore. South Africa, the last country, will provide just 6 more days of riding before the finish line in Cape Town. Where did the time go?