Zimbabwe charity ride is on

We are continuing with plans for the Zimbabwe Charity ride planned for around March 2009. This will be ten days of travelling by bicycle in and around Zimbabwe to raise money for local charities.

If you would like to be involved in any way, Planning, sponsorships, filming, documenting, supporting riders, etc, please feel free to contact me on acmupasi@yahoo.co.uk.
The project is the brainchild of Richard Pantlin who can be contacted directly at Richard@FunZimRide.co.uk He also has his own website at http://www.funzimride.co.uk/.

One of the charities for which the funds will be raised is H.E.L.P. Zimbabwe whose details can be read at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.E.L.P._Zimbabwe.

Further reading:
http://www.heraldseries.net/display.var.2395543.0.clowning_about_in_zimbabwe.php
http://www.funzimride.co.uk/
http://www.helpinternational.co.uk/docs/specials.htm
http://www.oxfordmail.net/news/comment/display.var.2395083.0.bravery.php

The fund raising will be through http://www.helpinternational.co.uk/ or just giving (registration applied for)

All enquiries, please Email me at the above address.

Banjul drive update

On the day I was due to register for the Banjul ride, I called someone and was made aware that I would need visas for every country the drive goes through, because I would be travelling on a non-British passport. That little detail I had completely overlooked. This means I cannot go and I will spend another Christmas in the UK. Christmas in the UK is the most boring time you can imagine. I had hoped to be doing something exciting and productive. Have to wait till next year now. By then I will have thought of ways round the visa problem.