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With the exception of the Libyan visa, for which I am waiting at the moment, the off road adventures of Afritrex are over....for now!
I caught the barge from Wadi Halfa, Sudan to Aswan in Egypt at the beginning of the week and have been sat here on the banks of the Nile awaiting the arrival of the rest of our group who weren't allowed to travel with us but are due in the port later today.
Barring the difficult approval and issuing of the Libyan visa which could take up to 10 days my arrival in Egypt symbolised the end of the difficult roads, the extreme temperatures and in theory the real African adventure. The streets here are full of tour groups, tourist buses and pushy salesmen and is a very different Africa to that of only a week ago.
It is a reminder of how different Arabic Africa is to that of Black Africa and I know which I prefer for sure....
So the final race starts now, one we have the visa its a straight race across Libya and Tunisia to be at the ferry which will whisk me back to Genova and mainland Europe on December 18th....that is assuming I can be there in time!
The final chapter of Afritrex has been entered, the final challenge awaits on Christas Eve with a simple 42km marathon back into my home town of Petersfield, Hampshire.
If you've been following the adventure it'd be great to hear some feedback on my expedition and maybe to even see you there for my homecoming on Christmas Eve!
I have just updated the blog, tracks and photos so please visit the relevant links to catch up on the adventure:
Thanks for following me.....
Ben - Afritrex
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Welcome to Afritrex - A privately funded charity endurance challenge of marathons, mountains and more; documenting the encounters, obstacles and achievements of 12 months of hard fundraising and charity work across Africa.
Whilst circumnavigating the African Continent I will complete the following challenges:
- To complete five marathons of at least 26 miles
- To climb five of the highest mountains in Africa
- To visit as many of the sites across Africa where the Victoria Cross has been won as possible (VC180 Challenge)
"The challenge to make every penny count"
Have a closer look at the site and find out more about how we'll be spending 2008.
Keep up to date !! - The action is happening as we speak...
Click here for the latest diary entry
Click here for the latest photos
Click here for the latest route
Project Overview
My name is Ben Southall and for the last decade I’ve travelled extensively throughout Southern Africa taking on projects and expeditions to test my abilities and discover exciting new areas of the African continent, whilst in the UK I take part in fitness and endurance events to raise money for charity and thought it was about time I combined the two fields to create my own fundraising expedition from with others could benefit.
So was born Afritrex: the logistical equivalent of one man trying to build spaghetti junction using Taiwanese instructions and a broken shovel.
The idea was simple: take one continent; attempt to circumnavigate it and whilst doing so try and stay fit enough to complete a number of endurance challenges to raise money for my chosen charities and whilst doing so post it all on the internet!
This is set to be the most challenging, exciting and exhausting year of my life, can I really do it?
"The answer is I don't know,
so why not find out!"
This is me Ben Southall and this is my mission throughout 2008. Stay in contact with my progress updates on how things are going through this site.
I’ll be keeping you informed of my progress through biweekly updates to the site, route information and with regular photo and video blogs.
Check our route and progress here
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