Big adventures
Antarctica 2015
In December 2015, we visited Antarctica, and then spent some time hiking in Patagonia (Argentina and Chile).
Africa 1996
In 1996, we shipped a Landrover from Cape Town to Spain, then spent 9 months driving back to Cape Town overland.
Things we’ve done
Wonderful ‘must do’ things we’ve done so far.
- Visited Antarctica.
- Driven a Landrover through Africa.
- Climbed Kilimanjaro.
- Seen Silverback gorillas.
- Dived the Barrier Reef.
Bike-packing trips
Where next?
Karoo Meander
South Africa 2024
500km of the Freedom Trail. The route traverses through the spectacular Karoo from Molteno to the foothills of the Baviaanskloof.
Sounds 2 Sounds
New Zealand 2024
Sounds 2 Sounds is a 1500 km bikepacking route from Queen Charlotte Sound to Milford Sound on the South Island of New Zealand.
Orange Gravel Trail
Australia 2023
Six days of gravel travel around the Orange area of New South Wales, Australia.
North Coast 500
Scotland 2023
500 miles (about 800km) of bikepacking through stunning scenery at the very north of Scotland.
Tour Aotearoa
New Zealand 2023
A 3000km trip from the very top of the North Island, to the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand.
Italy and Croatia
Europe 2022
A round trip from Brivio (just north of Milan), down through Tuscany, then across to Croatia, through Slovenia and back into Italy, to Brivio.
Cape Town – Plett
South Africa 2021
The Cape Camino: an 11-day self-supported bike-packing trip from Cape Town to Plettenberg Bay.
Munda Biddi
Australia 2018
An off-road cycling trail stretching 1067km from Mundaring to Albany, in South-West, Western Australia.
Travel
Edinburgh
A vist to Edinburgh in 2023, including a most magnificent evening at the Edinburgh Military Tatoo.
Istanbul 2023
A quick visit to this wonderful city in 2023.
Kruger Park 2019
A special visit to the Kruger National Park, in memory of my mom who worked and lived there for some years.
Bike and bush
A visit, with our bikes, of course, to see some of the smaller game reserves in the country. De Hoop Nature Reserve, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Karoo National Park, Tankwa Karoo NP and the Cederberg.
Chelsea Flower Show
A once (luckily twice!) in a lifetime experience to see the magnificent Chelsea Flower Show.
Patagonia
As part of our trip to Antarctica in 2015, we visited the magnificent Patagonia region, which stretches across the south of South America, spanning Argentina and Chile.
London
Visits to London in 2016 and 2017, to see friends and visit the sights of this wonderful city.
Adventures
Antarctica 2015
In December 2015, we visited Antarctica, and then spent some time hiking in Patagonia (Argentina and Chile).
Africa 1996
In 1996, we shipped a Landrover from Cape Town to Spain, then spent 9 months driving back to Cape Town overland. Because this trip was ‘pre-digital’, there’s a lot of work to do to convert photos and slides to digital, and get them onto the website. All in good time …
My birds
I am in the process of uploading all the birds that I have seen, identified, and photographed.
Wonderful places we’ve been
- Antarctica.
- Patagonia, Chile and Argentina.
- Iguazu Falls, Brazil and Argentina.
- The Okavango Delta, Botswana.
- Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
- Chobe riverfront, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia.
The Wandering Warthog
The Wandering Warthog is our custom-built 4×4 motorhome… [more]
World map
Countries we’ve visited are in green. Countries that Mr Shannon has visited WITHOUT ME are in orange. His excuse is that he hadn’t met me yet, but I’m not entirely happy with that answer. Countries we still have to visit – all the rest.
Notable bicycle rides we’ve done
Sani 2 Sea
Desi & Ken [2012]
Nige & Wilhelm [2012, 2013, 2014]
A three-day mountain bike ride from Winterton in the Drakensberg to Scottburgh on the coast (Kwa-Zulu Natal).
http://www.sani2c.co.za/
Berg & Bush Descent
Desi & Nige [2014, 2015]
A three-day mountain bike ride from the top of the Drakensberg escarpment, to Emseni campsite on the banks of the Tugela River (Kwa-Zulu Natal).
Desert Knights
Desi & Nige [2015]
A six-day mountain bike NIGHT ride in the /Ai/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, across both South Africa and Namibia.
Cape Epic
Nige & Tiaan [2015], Nige & Paul [2017], Nige & Dennis [2018]
A MAJOR, EXTREME, eight-day mountain bike ride in the Western Cape. Only for super-heroes.
Wines 2 Whales
Nige & Ken [2010], Nige & Wilhelm [2011], Nige & Wouter [2012], Nige & Lynne [2014], Nige & Mike [2015]
A three-day mountain bike ride from Somerset West to Onrus near Hermanus (Western Cape).
Swazi Frontier
Nige [2015]
A wonderful three-day mountain bike ride in Swaziland.
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