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Malarial in Monrovia. Bear wit…

Microblog posted by on Jan 6th, 2010

Malarial in Monrovia. Bear with us, normal service will resume shortly… #fb



Found scales! Our 2nd weigh-in…

Microblog posted by on Jan 2nd, 2010

Found scales! Our 2nd weigh-in of the trip: Huw’s lost 38 kgs since March 09, Bex 22 kgs (Bex drinks beer; Huw doesn’t…) #cycling #fb



Sorry for long silence – been …

Microblog posted by on Jan 2nd, 2010

Sorry for long silence – been cycling through Sierra Leone / Liberia to Monrovia. Lots of news but first, lots of sleep. Happy new year!



Going away from mobile signal …

Microblog posted by on Dec 21st, 2009

Going away from mobile signal (recording on Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone). May be gone a while – so happy festive thingies!



On the road again. We’ll see i…

Microblog posted by on Dec 16th, 2009

On the road again. We’ll see if we can get more than 40kms before this wheel implodes too. #fb



Bikes vs Sierra Leone roads #3…

Microblog posted by on Dec 14th, 2009

Bikes vs Sierra Leone roads #3 tomorrow – Huw’s overhauled the hub & built a a(nother) wheel. Hopefully, next update won’t be about bikes :)



Bike-fixing. Another broken wh…

Microblog posted by on Dec 13th, 2009

Bike-fixing. Another broken wheel stranded us in a (lovely) village til Huw managed to mend a car (with cardboard) to get us to a town.



A good day: the harmattan star…

Microblog posted by on Dec 10th, 2009

A good day: the harmattan started blowing, ending the sweaty season, & we finally left the Freetown peninsula and reached rural Sierra Leone



Why Sierra Leone will get scre…

Microblog posted by on Dec 10th, 2009

Why Sierra Leone will get screwed at Copenhagen – http://bit.ly/4uM9SY (by Will of @atlanticrising) #cop15 #climate #africa



Twitter sorts out Tweeting by …

Microblog posted by on Dec 10th, 2009

Twitter sorts out Tweeting by international SMS :-) http://bit.ly/8sO4oW @AfricaAnalyst @petegost @helenlloyd