Moods of future joys : around the world by bike part one : from England to South Africa

An updated edition including new color photographs and a new afterword looking back at the journeyAlastair Humphreys' around-the-world journey of 46,000 miles was an old-fashioned adventure: long, lonely, low-budget, and spontaneous. Cycling across five continents and sailing over the oceans, his ride took four years to complete, on a tiny budget of hoarded student loans. Here is the story of the first remarkable stage of the expedition. Just two weeks into the ride the September 11th attacks changed everything. All Humphreys' plans went out the window and, instead of riding towards Australia, he suddenly found himself pedaling through the Middle East and Africa and on toward Cape Town. This book recounts an epic journey that succeeded through Humphreys' trust in the kindness of strangers, at a time where the interactions of our global community are more confused and troubled than ever. Foreword 5 The Road Ahead 11 Beginning 15 Short on Boldness 18 The Single Step 34 Foolish Preparation 42 Turn Right for Africa 48 Morning 54 War and Terror? 58 Self-Chosen Pain 80 Camping 92 Hues of Youth 97 No, I don’t want a Camel Ride! 109 Packing 119 Laughing with Allah 123 Miles not Smiles 147 A Beautiful Place to be Born? 164 Golden Joys 197 Africa as I Had Hoped 212 No Time for Romance 233 Large Problems in Zimbabwe 241 Behind the Boerewors Curtain 250 Indifference or Despair 265 The End of the Beginning 270 Recipes from the Road 286 Photographs 294 Acknowledgements 303 Afterword 307 Five Finger Rapids 314 About Eye Books 328 Hope and Homes for Children 330 About the Author 334 EBC,Converted "At the age of 24, Alistair Humphreys set off to try to cycle round the world. By the time he arrived back home, four years later, he had ridden 46,000 miles across five continents on a tiny budget of just £7,000. Moods of Future Joys is the story of the first stage of his epic journey. Struggling with the enormity of the challenge he had set himself, Humphreys recounts the hardships of the expedition with great honesty. Starting in Yorkshire, his ride through Europe, a turbulent Middle East and down the whole length of Africa, is buoyed by the kindness of strangers and the thrill of the freedom of the open road"--Publisher's description "At the age of 21, Alistair Humphreys set off to try to cycle round the world. By the time he arrived back home, four years later, he had ridden 46,000 miles across five continents on a tiny budget of just £7,000. Mood of Future is the story of the first stage of his epic journey. Struggling with the enormity of the challenge he had set himself, Humphreys recounts the hardships of the expedition with great honesty. Starting in Yorkshire, his ride through Europe, a turbulent Middle East and down the whole length of Africa, is buoyed by the kindness of strangers and the thrill of the freedom of the open road"--Publisher's description