The following is our proposed itinerary for June 21st-July 8th taking us from Upington, SA to Francistown, Botswana. Please note that this is a tentative plan, as many of the "towns" that we list as destinations may not exist or may only be very informal settlements (a gas station would be lucky)....

June 14th, Day 3: We departed Ceres around 9:30 after having breakfast with Martel and Bakki, who were just so nice and friendly to us.  It was sad to see them go. We biked for about 10 miles until we reached a huge mountain pass that went on and on for what seemed like 20 miles, yet was...

First, we want to thank everyone who has so generously offered their support for this undertaking.  Prior to departure, we were able to raise close to 2,000 dollars, enough for the cyclists to purchase bicycles and a lot of the necessary gear for their trip.  They wouldn't be on the road...

Here is the first update on the progress being made by Aaron and Eric!  According to the duo, the first day's ride went right according to plan.  They arrived in their campsite in Paarl without incident, but a late night rainstorm caught the cyclists by surprise and drenched all of their...

Eric and Aaron departed from their residence in Cape Town at approximately 1 pm on Friday, June 12.  After weeks of planning, fundraising, and training, the 2x2 Bike Ride is finally under way.  On their first day, the duo plan to bike approximately 65 kilometers to Paarl, South...

Here is an attachment containing the June 5th edition of the South African Jewish Report.  Eric and Aaron are featured prominantly on page three!   5-june-2009.pdf (3,8 MB)

We only have one week left until we leave Cape Town; that is crazy! We are now finalizing our itinerary and getting the necessary gear to have a successful journey to Nairobi, Kenya. I'm not sure it has fully hit us that we will be bicycling for over two months in a row; it seems like a daunting...

On May 24th, Aaron and Eric met with a journalist from the South African Jewish Report.  They will likely be featured in an article later this week.  We will get you more details once we know more. The hype is building!

Aaron and Eric have been featured on page 6 of the Cape Times (May 18th edition).  You can see a scanned image of the page by clicking here.  We are working on getting you a full text version of the article soon!

We just had our first autograph signing, courtesy of Joshua from Rondebosch, Cape Town, an eager 10-year old boy and biking enthusiast.