Rather than flying from South Africa to the UK my dad and I rode there on two XT500 motorbikes. The trip took 3 months and we covered a distance of 14000 miles. My dad kept a diary of the trip. It was written every day while we travelled so it is quite detailed and very real. The photo above was taken in northern Kenya, a little south of the Ethiopian border.

Here is the introduction to the diary. If that whets your appetite you can download the whole diary. And lastly, here are some pictures taken during the trip..