A British husband-and-wife today depart for West Africa on a motorcycle expedition to explore and research seven West African countries in advance of a new motorcycle tour which is being offered by leading specialist operators GlobeBusters in December 2008.
Craig Carey Clinch and Barbara Alam, from Kent, will also be raising awareness of the Motorcycle Outreach charity, which supports projects in developing countries that utilise motorcycles for use in primary healthcare in remote rural areas. GlobeBusters will be supporting Motorcycle Outreach in 2008.
Craig And Barbara are flying to Malaga where their BMW R1200GS motorcycle will be collected from shipping agents James Cargo, who are also providing support. Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in Morocco, will be the first 'port of call' before the pair enter Morocco and start heading south.
Countries visited after this will be Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. Both will return to the UK from Dakar, Senegal on February 17th.
The ride is being strongly supported by BMW Motorrad, who have provided the exceptional R1200GS. BMW Dealer, Vines of Guildford prepared the bike and offer other support. Another major sponsor is Touratech, who have provided hard luggage and other essential items to kit the R1200GS for a long distance African adventure.
As a result of this expedition, GlobeBusters, the UK’s leading long distance overland motorcycle travel company, will lead a team of riders on a new motorcycle adventure, leaving in December 2008. It will mostly utilise the growing network of sealed roads, surprisingly, making the 5,000 mile moto trek mainly on tarmac, with a proportion of the price going to Motorcycle Outreach.
See
www.globebusters.com for further information.
