Dan T. Moore – Journeys

Cape Town

  • Day 64 to Day 68 – July 30th-August 3rd

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    We left Hurghada early in the morning in the hopes of avoiding the impossible Cairo traffic.  We headed north along the Red Sea towards Suez.

  • Day 59 to Day 64 – July 25th – 30th

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    We got to the customs house around noon on the way to the ferryboat at Wadi Halfa. It was an intense body jam with sweating frenzied people carrying huge bags, pushing far harder than we’re accustomed to even when traveling with German tourists! After clearing customs, we elbowed our way onto the minibus. Every now…

  • Day 51 to Day 58 – July 17th-24th

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    In Khartoum, we stayed at the Acropole Hotel, a traditional English hotel managed by George and his brother; their family has owned the hotel for fifty years. They were very knowledgeable about Khartoum and helped us arrange a tour of the city. They also provided some insights on how to get to Wadi Halfa, the…

  • Day 49 to Day 50 – July 15th–16th

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    The road to Gonder was a short one, about 180 km.  The condition of the road was excellent.  We traveled up through dark green valleys and down through rocky canyons with incredible vistas.

  • Day 44 to Day 48 – July 10th-14th

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    We spent four days in Addis Ababa trying to get visas into Sudan.  I went to the embassy six times, and at every visit everyone was very polite.  We felt they were doing their best, but the system is biased against Americans.  Vince, a Canadian, and Helge, a Norwegian, had no trouble getting visas.  It…

  • Day 40 to Day 44 – July 6th-10th

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    On our way to Isiolo, we rode 250 kilometers in all, starting with about 130 km on nice paved roads on which we could travel 60 mph.  The remaining 100 km were deep dirt roads with patches of sharp rocks and deep sand.

  • Day 35 to Day 39 – July 1st–5th

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    We arrived in Nairobi with two basic goals: first, to get a Sudan visa; second, to change tires on the bikes and do some mechanical maintenance.  We also wanted to visit the Starehe Boys Centre & School.  It is an exclusive school in Nairobi that has a relationship with Cleveland’s own University School.  Several of…

  • Day 33 to Day 34 – June 29th–30th

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    After breakfast we attended a briefing with the Uganda Wildlife Authority who explained the rules to us:

  • Motorcycle Gadgets

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    Motorcycle Hardware – What we are trying; what’s working and what’s not

  • Day 29 to Day 32 – June 25th–28th

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    I left the family behind at the lodge. They had had a transformational trip visiting the Nyurongora Crater and the Serengeti. The crater was spectacular; the Serengeti was a lot of driving and did not boast anywhere near the amount of animal life that we saw Botswana. They saw a migration of hundreds of wildebeests…