After living 6 years in Cape Town I'm cycling home instead of flying because of climate change and wanting to reduce my carbon footprint. It's all about reducing global climate change and local sustainable development in Kenya. It would be amazing if you'd like to support! Click on the link for more information about the project and how to make an actual difference: https://donorbox.org/stoves-that-rock-kenya
CYCLING CAPE TO KAPP: MY STORY
I'm cycling solo from South Africa to Norway. From the southern most point in Africa to the most northern point in Europe. In 2012 I decided to try to my very best ability not to fly due to climate change and wanting to reduce my carbon footprint. After living in Cape Town in South Africa for 6 years I'm therefore now cycling home instead of flying.
25,000 kilometers, 24 countries and 4 years. I've had presentations for everything from the headquarters for the United Nations Environmental Program and The Library of Alexandria, to remote villages in Kenya and school kids in Sudan, Turkey and Germany. The goal is to exchange knowledge and experiences and motivate and inspire more people to take and . It's always a big hit! HOW I ROLL: At the end of a day of cycling, I usually knock on random strangers' doors, asking if I can pitch my tent outside their home. EVERYONE says yes, irrespective of country, culture, religion, ethnicity, language and gender. Most also invite me in and to join them at the dinner table! It's amazing and I'm so lucky to experience and learn so much through these special meetings. I've slept with the poorest of the poor. Been treated to a night at Banksy's unique Walled Off Hotel. Camped under the stars in the desert in Sudan. At the shore of Lake Malawi. In a bombshelter in a Jewish settlement in Palestine. At countless police and petrol stations. But also in amazing nature and a Beduin cave in Petra! I've even had African grandmothers sleeping outside their homes together with me to make sure I'm ok. Without me asking for it. CHALLENGES AND HIGHLIGHTS! I've cycled through the Sahara desert in 50°C, crossed one of the world's largest salt pans in Botswana, celebrated Christmas at 5000 m.a.s.l at the top of Mt Kenya, swam at the edge of Victoria Falls, been chased by an elephant, had hyenas lurking around my tent, and been terrified upon seeing lion tracks on the isolated gravel road I was travelling on. I've stood at the edge of an active volcano at the warmest place on Earth, learned how to dive in Egypt, crawled into the world's first and largest pyramid, visited Petra and swam in the Dead Sea. As far as I know, I'm the first solo woman to cycle through The Suez Canal Tunnel. I managed to get special permission. Normally, NO ONE is allowed to do this. For more than a year now I've cycled through a continent in lock down. A definate unforseen challenge. I've also been cycling and camping out through Norway midwinter with -28°C, snow, northern lights and polar night. An absolutely amazing challenge! I'm so grateful for all of these experiences and am now super excited about cycling through Northern Norway. The last stretch to The North Cape!
