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Reports on my cycle trip around the World (by Ernest Markwood)
CONTACT:-
ernestmarkwood@yahoo.com
CURRENT LOCATION:- (29 February 2020), Sedgefield (South Coast), South Africa
ELAPSED TIME:- Previously 12 years on my world bike tour. Now back in South Africa for more than a year, working as a tour guide (mostly on bike tours).
DISTANCE CYCLED ON MY 12 Year TOUR:- 170 716 km.
My original bike (Old Saartjie) lasted 11 years and more than 150 000 km. Unfortunately I have now had to put The Old Girl out to pasture. This picture was taken on the first day of this trip, 27 March 2007.
For the last year on the road I had been riding this rather rigid horse. Named Sledgehammer for obvious reasons. This poor bike was unfortunately not as robust as the original Saartjie. Due to the advanced state of disrepair, I simply left this bike in Malaysia (not worth the excess airline baggage charges).
PLEASE HELP TO GET THE WHEELS ROLLING AGAIN: In order to fund my world cycle trip I'd sold everything I had, but that is old news now. I have run aground, and am working to get back on tour again. If you would like to help me get back on the road, then please contact me on my e-mail, and I will give you details. (ernestmarkwood@yahoo.com)
My Cycle Route
Starting in Cape Town, South Africa, on 27 March 2007 - 170 716 km
ALL COUNTRIES
- ARGENTINA (4)
- AUSTRALIA (9)
- AZERBAIJAN (2)
- BANGLADESH (1)
- BELIZE (1)
- BOLIVIA (4)
- BOTSWANA (4)
- BRASIL (7)
- BURMA (1)
- CAMBODIA (5)
- CANADA (7)
- CHILE (7)
- CHINA (20)
- COLUMBIA (6)
- COSTA RICA (1)
- ECUADOR (5)
- EGYPT (8)
- ETHIOPIA (4)
- GEORGIA (2)
- GUATEMALA (2)
- HONDURAS (2)
- INDIA (11)
- INDONESIA (11)
- IRAN (2)
- JAMAICA (1)
- JORDAN (2)
- KENYA (2)
- LAOS (20)
- LESOTHO (2)
- MALAWI (4)
- MALAYSIA (14)
- MEXICO (8)
- MOCAMBIQUE (4)
- NEPAL (2)
- NICARAGUA (1)
- PAKISTAN (5)
- PANAMA (2)
- PERU (9)
- SINGAPORE (1)
- SOUTH AFRICA (24)
- SUDAN (3)
- SYRIA (1)
- TANZANIA (4)
- THAILAND (41)
- TURKEY (5)
- URUGUAY (1)
- USA (27)
- VENEZUELA (4)
- VIETNAM (6)
- ZAMBIA (4)
- ZIMBABWE (2)
My name is Ernest Markwood, and I am a South African formerly from Cape Town. I am a Research Psychologist by profession, and operated a Market Research business before embarking on this journey. I sold my posessions and took off by bicycle all the way through Africa from Cape Town. Since then I've proceeded via the Middle-East through Turkey, the Caucusus, Iran, Sub-Continent (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal), China, South-East Asia, Indonesia, Australia, South- and Central America, and the USA, crossing Canada from the West to East and then all the way down the East coast of USA, and Jamaica. Currently my mission is to close gaps in order to form a continuous route around the world. I left Cape Town on 27 March 2007. This was not intended to be a race, but rather an experience (and so it is!).
Me (Ernest), on one of my better days
. . . . on this trip I have looked like this . . . .
- - - also like this . . .
. . . . and I've even looked like this!
Cape Town - Starting point and former home (Table Mountain viewed over Rietvlei)
2 comments:
We wait in anticipation for the report
Trust you're living it up in China. It's a seriously interesting country so I'm sure it will be a while before we hear from you. How long is your visa for? Curious to know how bad the pollution is in Beijing now. When I was there way back in 2006 it was already unbelievably bad then - I hear stories of it being stifling there now... keep pedaling and take care.
Janet - WCAC
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