Kilkenny to
Cape Town
Read a detailed account of the journey, with
photos.
Leaving Kilkenny the beginning of December 2006, my
journey took me quickly through wintry Europe, crossing
from Gibraltar to
Morocco. Over the snowy
Atlas mountains to the Sahara desert, the route continued
south down the Atlantic seaboard through Western Sahara,
and I spent Christmas day in Nouakchott,
Mauritania. From here I headed inland
across the very poor desert lands of Mauritania, to
Mali. After a hugely satisfying visit
there exploring the rich culture, it was on to the more
relaxed atmosphere of
Burkina Faso and
Benin, before diving in to the challenge
of
Nigeria. Emerging two weeks later with
a happy smile on my face from the experience, I turned
right, through tropical and mountainous
Cameroon, the spectacular rainforest
interior of
Gabon, and down into the mud
and the jungle of
The
Congo. Coming through into the exclave of
Cabinda, it was on then to
Angola with its destroyed infrastucture
yet great people. It was culture shock crossing into first
world
Namibia. Passing through its
awe-inspiring desert scenery, I crossed the Orange River
into South Africa, arriving in Cape Town four and half
months after leaving Kilkenny.
Click here to read a detailed account of the
journey, with photos.