Africa By Bike

Africa by Bike is a cycling expedition of over 30,000 kilometres from London through Africa to Cape Town, being undertaken by two LCD supporters; Anna Heywood and Luke Skinner. They are aiming to raise £10,000 for Link Community Development and spread awareness of LCD's educational work in Africa throughout the UK. The expedition is entirely self-financed and all sponsorship raised is kindly donated directly to LCD.

Anna and Luke set off from Greenwich in August 2004 taking on the challenge of a lifetime and passing through some of the world's most geographically and culturally spectacular regions aiming to reach Cape Town in April 2006, an amazing 2-year journey. The journey takes them through Western Europe and then across the entirety of Africa from Morocco and the Sahara in the North to the mountains and bush of southern Africa, travelling only by Bike!

The Africa by Bike journey has 6 stages: Stage 1 - Europe: London (UK) to Gibraltar - 3600km August to October 2004 Stage 2 - The Sahara: Fnideq (Morocco) to Dakar (Senegal) - 4500km October 2004 to January 2005 Stage 3 - West Africa Dakar (Senegal) to Kano (Nigeria) - 8000km February to July 2005 Stage 4 - Central Africa Kano (Nigeria) to N'Djamena (Chad) - 900km July 2005 Stage 5 - Eastern Africa Khartoum (Sudan) to Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) - 5000km August to December 2005 Stage 6 - Southern Africa Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) to Cape Town (South Africa) - 5500km January to April 2006

2005 has seen Anna and Luke travel all the way from Dakar in Senegal through western and central Africa. They will end the year in Tanzania before beginning the final leg of the journey south.

For more information, regular updates on the journey and to join the Africa by Bike mailing list visit www.africabybike.org. To sponsor Anna and Luke as they continue with their fantastic adventure please visit their online donation page at www.justgiving.com/africabybike or donate by sending a cheque, postal order or cash directly to Link Community Development.