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Chief of Zaire
Chief of Zaire, Central Africa

 

INTRODUCTION

So many of us are drawn to Africa. Is it, its raw wildness in a world now dominated by order that we find irresistible to our spirit of adventure?

At 28 years old, I was comming to the end of one phase of my life and felt another was about to begin. It was then that the idea to undertake this journey came to me. As crazy as it might seem, I felt inexorably that this was what I was meant to do. It was this inner drive which gave me the courage to follow my dream. As my journey progressed, the many coincidences which I grew to accept as being a natural occurence of each day, only fed my positive attitude. No harm ever came to me and so I did not expect it to. My intuition, no longer being constrained by conformity, was allowed to develop. I learnt to trust in it, as it never failed me.


It is said fear is our greatest traitor, and the fact that only a few of the millions ever follow their dream is testament to it. Doubts only breed hesitation which leads to inaction. What are we doing here anyway? - spending our lives, where today is the same as tomorrow in our quest for more. What have we really got to loose by following our dreams?


I crossed Africa with the goal of seeing it the way it is. And like many a traveller before me some innate feeling was pushing me forward, to discover not just what was out there, but also a deeper meaning of myself.


"And why on a motorcycle"? Because for me it represents freedom, not just transport. On a bike you are 'in' what is around, not just an observer.


Africa - its land, its culture, its people. We can learn much about ourselves by learning about it.

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