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. Finally, after a grueling drive all the way from the Indian Ocean coast in Western Cape Province, Vusi and his son Masi arrived in Gaborone...We quickly assembled his racing handcycle, a spare handcycle and Masi's mountain bike, and after the first night of the ride we should have the
. on the eve of our start Botswana Council for the Disabled held a Gala Fundraising Dinner, with the cyclists and their handcycles (and tandem for our blind cyclist) as the guests of honor. Speakers from government, the NGO sector and the private sector all spoke movingly about what Bidii
. The tents have arrived! We are very grateful to the Botswana National AIDS and Health Promotion Agency (NAHPA) for lending us tents from their supply. These are essential items for our 1000km journey across Botswana from South to North.
. Boikie rejoins Bidii Yetu after being one of the core members of our 2023 trip across Botswana. It's great to have him back, and today Greg and he were figuring out which of the now significantly larger selection of handcycles should be his for the entire 1000km journey. no
Rati, Previous and Wiri arrived yesterday from Zimbabwe, and today got hard to work assembling their bikes. Greg Milano checked everything over to replace any worn parts and make other needed adjustments...the Zim Three showed they knew how to take care of these bikes, even though they're getting pretty good
. Sabi and Jubilee got their handcycles set up today at our hotel. Steve arrived from California and got his bike assembled, diving straight into helping out! great to have them all with us! HERE THEY ARE TESTING OUT THEIR HANDCYCLES
YOU MET RATI (RADITZO) IN AN EARLIER POST. SHE JUST INFORMED US THAT SHE, GODKNOWS AND WIRI ARE ARRIVED IN FRANCISTOWN AND TRANSITING TO GABORONE. SEE THEM SOON!
THUSO AND MATT EXPLAIN BOTSWANA 2026 ON DUMA FM
Ethiopian Airlines brought the big bike box in a day late, but in good condition, and they were very gracious at the airport. Marcy assembled her bike so fast I couldn't even snap a photo! after a night's rest we tested her bike with a 10km trip to Gaborone Dam
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