April 9, 2025
Allow me to introduce Lorenzo, a very long distance cyclist from Portugal. After finishing his degree in Psychology and against the advice of his parents, he elected to embark on a year and half long journey to discover Africa. He is doing this on a ten Euro a day budget and is completely on his own. We met at a bush camping spot a day’s ride east of Maun and right after a heavy thunderstorm. He was invited to share dinner with us.
It takes an epic amount of courage and grit to do what he is doing. With only his abilities and wits to sustain him, he has progressed from his home, across the Strait of Gibraltar by ferry to Morocco and down through countries most of us, especially me, would fear to ride through without an armed escort. Often he stealth camps asking permission when he can and just pitching his tent when not. His plans are to visit every country or do his best to try to. He has faced conflict areas and closed borders and still he rolls on. His conversations made for an interesting evening after a long, wet day. We fed him breakfast the next morning and wished him health and happiness over his many miles to go.
