December 24, 2004 I flew from Portland, Oregon to Cape Town, South Africa. I had an 8 hour layover in London and took the bus to town. I was able to spend 4 hours walking around downtown London before returning to the airport for my flight to South Africa. I arrived at the Cape Town, South Africa airport around 7:00 AM. Between the flight time and layovers it took 37 hours to travel from Oregon to South Africa. Once in Cape Town I started biking east towards Durban, South Africa. My ride to Durban included 2 bus rides and a couple of rides with local people. I ended up cycling 707.79 miles on my way to Durban. Once in Durban I rented a car and visited Kruger National Park for 4 days.
December 16, 2005 I flew from Portland , Oregon to San Diego , California . I cycled from the San Diego airport to Buena Vista , Mexico with a fully loaded bike. On the way I stopped to see whales in Guerrero Negro. I met up with Andrea in Buena Vista and stayed at her cousin’s place. We had a great time seeing the sights. I cycled the rest of the way to Cabo San Lucas and Andrea met me there. We spent a night in Cabo San Luca and then went to Todos Santos. On this trip I ended up cycling 1124.92 miles going from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.
