Flung off the corporate hamster wheel by impending redundancy, Alice decided to carpe that diem and sign up for the longest bike race on earth, 8000 miles from Cairo to Cape Town.
Under-trained and over-optimistic she set off with 62 fellow lycra-clad racers to tackle the adventure of a lifetime.
Having imagined a leisurely ride across the continent with plenty of time to rest under a boabab tree and contemplate her navel, she was rudely awakened as the peloton raced across Egypt at full speed and the dream became a reality.
“As I was crouched on my hands and knees with my butt cheeks spread, while the long-suffering doctor checked to see if any of my saddle sores were infected, I realised that my Mum was right and that I WAS crazy to do this!” admits Alice
There are thrills and spills aplenty in this romp down Africa from wild elephant charges to being held up by armed bandits in northern Kenya.
She faces the burning 50 degree heat in the deserts of Sudan; swarms of biting tsetse flies in the muds of Tanzania; the whip-wielding children of Ethiopia and toilet tents that would make a grown man cry,
Her book takes us through the highs and lows of this amazing adventure with wit and charm. Self-deprecating and funny but with some keen observations and a fast-paced writing style, you will feel like you are racing across Africa with her.
Dodging Elephants
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