As we sped across the narrow channel separating the Greek Island of Chios from Turkey, I thought surf […]
Get ’em to the Greeks
We rolled off the ship in Athens with rain stinging our faces, which set us immediately wondering why […]
We’re on a Boat
Perched at the edge of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula we’d run out of Africa to ride. With Syria off-limits, […]
Meet the Nshongi Group
With some down time on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Jamie put together a movie of our time with our […]
Temples, Tombs and Subterfuge
Upon arrival in Wadi Halfa, we sought out a fixer named Mazar Mahir who had helped some of […]
Sudan on the Sly
After two days at Lake Tana, fuel finally arrived in Gonder at one of the half-dozen petrol stations […]
Riders of the Lost Ark
As expected, arrival in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa was a chaotic affair.
Mzungus in the Mist
Before we left Kigali, Jamie and I spied a large, bright green snake slithering about just beneath a […]
Surfing the Wild West
For ten months I combed the darkest corners of west Africa with my surfboard strapped to a motorbike. […]
Skirting the Serengeti and Seeking the Source of the Nile
We left Nairobi with a plan to circle Lake Victoria, which meant crossing into Tanzania for a third […]
Motosurf Gear Review 2014
Plenty of dudes have an unhealthy preoccupation with gear of one kind or another and I’m no different. […]
The Bottom of Africa
Sitting in a comfy Cape Town backpacker hostel where I’d pitched my tent for the week, I began […]
Shelter in the Congo
I took a wrong turn getting back to the main road in Gabon and ended up riding in […]
Spending It All in Abuja
As I sat at the Nigerian police station I wondered how in the world I’d managed to land […]
The Gold Coast of Ghana
After I’d finished sliding around in the mud near the Ghana border, I looked up to see oddly […]
Familiar Waters
The last time I stood staring at the waves spilling over reefs below me was in December of […]
Atlas Red
My newly acquired riding partner, Jonathan, was talking to a stately looking man that had flagged us down […]
The Casablanca Company
The first rule of riding in Africa is that you don’t ride at night. Dead animals on the […]
Priorities
“I’ve always wanted to sail to the south seas, but I can’t afford it.” What these men can’t […]
Dyna Rae All Dressed Up
In 4 days I fly to London, collect my motorbike, and point her south towards Africa. During the […]
Circle the West
Good friends I’d grown up with had all finally gotten dual sport bikes and everyone was going to […]