Glyn and Cathy leave home on 29 September and ride over to the continent before heading south.

Glyn and Cathy are in France on 30 September for a day.

30 September 2007: The first two days have gone well. Camping tonight in France.

6 October 2007: Spent last night in Ben Gherden, Tunisia.

12 October 2007: SMS from Glyn: Have made it to Cairo! Sipping ice cold beer & pepsi at campsite in Giza. Have glimpsed pyramids but will visit properly soon.

20 October 2007: "This morning we ventured across to the west bank, to visit the Valley of the Kings. A lovely, winding tarmac road takes you up into the sandstone coloured hills..." Read the post here.

29 October 2007: "This is just a quick note to all our blog watchers that we are leaving Khartoum tomorrow, and not sure when we will next get access to t’internet . . . if you don’t hear from us for a while, don’t worry!" Read the post here.

14 November 2007: It was at about 6pm on the Sunday evening, a full 24 hours after we first broke down, that we were finally able to make a decision which would see us rescued from the quagmire that had formed around us during the afternoon's thunderstorms... Read the post here.

23 November 2007: Cathy and Glyn are spending a week with friends in Arusha, Tanzania. They are due to leave town on the 26th.

1 December 2007: 'I love a good ripe mango. I'm particularly partial to dried mango, as colleagues back home probably know. But I prefer my mango on a plate, or in my hand. Not all over the road.' Read the post here.

5 December 2007: '... we visited Victoria Falls yesterday. What an amazing experience! We decided, on the recommendation of our good friend Sam from Lalibela, to take a microlite flight over the falls. He'd said it was definitely worth doing, and as most of his other recommendations have turned out to be fabulous, we decided to treat ourselves to early birthday and Christmas presents.' Read the post here.

31 December 2007: 'We’ve made it! At five o’clock on 30th December 2007, we pulled up at our final destination, the Cape of Good Hope.' Read the post here.