Eye on Africa

Ian and Alan arrive in South Africa

The setting was a traditional English pub. A group of mates was standing around a pool table, each with a drink in hand. Two of the guys were engrossed in a game and one of them was feeling a little down (yes, it was girl trouble).

You see, Ian Mowbray-Williams had been unceremoniously dumped – and to distract him, his opponent (Alan) started explaining his idea: he wanted to cycle across Africa. The catch? No-one wanted to go with him, and he certainly didn’t want to head off alone. At that moment, Ian’s eyes lit up, and his dark mood seemed to lift: “The football World Cup is in Cape Town. Why don’t we cycle there?” he blurted out.

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