Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Katima to Cape: the toughest electric bicycle ride ever!

3000km in 14 days from Katima (Namibia) to Cape Town on electrical bicycles - it doesn’t get tougher than this.

Rupert Nanni and Wai Won Ching started in the Namibian town of Katima Mulilo, crossed the Caprivi Strip before turning south at Rundu, and heading towards Windhoek. From here the route descents the central plateau into the Namib desert. High summer temperatures, dust and gravel roads will push the riders and bikes to the limit. Passing Sesriem, the riders head for Rosh Pinah and the Orange River, before crossing into South Africa. A straight run through Garies and Clanwillliam will see them finish in CapeTown, 3000km and 14 days later after averaging more than 200km per day.

Rupert Nanni is using the Flexopower SolarPouch to keep his PDA charged to send out his daily reports.

Read Ruperts daily logs here

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