So, about 3 weeks ago, I receive a Facebook message from one 'Charmaine Dudley'.
Message saying: "Hi Jolandie, a friend showed me your article in the Citizen newspaper. I am planning the exact same route, just the opposite way. So I guess we'll be in kind of a race. Which will make it more interesting".
Now to be completely honest, I was a bit panic stricken at first. For over three years this is what I have lived for. My dream of becoming the first woman to cycle around Africa solo. And here is someone threatening to take it away from me! Plus she was planning on leaving before me - on 22 February!! So I would have some 'catching-up' to do.
But once I got over myself I actually started to get a little excited. (A little competition never killed anyone) ;)
So I arranged to meet Charmaine (she lives like right around the corner from me - go figure!! lol)
We met up and had a great chat.
Charmaine has since decided that she will be leaving on 27 April 2011 @ 6am from Durban, going up the East Coast.
So we will be going in opposite directions.
It is now well and truly a RACE! :)
The scramble for Africa is on!
BRING IT ON! ;)
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Tuesday, 08 February 2011
Letter to Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman
Today, on my 27th birthday, friends and supporters from all over the world are rallying in support of what I hope to accomplish.
Today, over 250 friends from over 18 countries all over the world are asking you to help me.
Why you?
1.I have followed your journeys on ‘The Long Way Round’ and ‘The Long Way Down’, and know you are ‘adventurers’ at heart. I believe that you understand that yearning for the open road.
2.I believe that you can relate to sponsors letting you down because they don’t believe you will achieve what you set out to.
3.Out of all the organizations/companies/people I could’ve reached out to, I believe in you the most.
On 27 April 2011 I will set out from Cape Town, South Africa, to fulfill my dream of becoming the first woman to circumnavigate the entire African continent on a bicycle solo! I have made a commitment, and will launch whether I have everything I need or not.
I believe in reaching for the stars! With what I do I hope to connect, share, grow and learn with and from the people I meet all around Africa. And followers from all over the world. I hope to inspire people to live their dreams. No matter how big or small your dreams may seem. And for people to realize that we are more alike than different from one another.
This journey will see me traveling through 34 African countries and cover a distance of close to 40 000 kilometers.
For little over three years now I have been working at making my dream a reality.
In 2004 I cycled through Israel.
In 2008 I cycled through South Africa.
In 2010 I became the first person to have cycled around South Africa solo, covering a total distance of 5951 kilometers in 100 days.
I started planning my trip around Africa in October 2007. For over three years now I have been trying to show ‘potential sponsors’ that I am serious about achieving what I have set out to do then, by means of my trips through and around South Africa.
And for over three years now I have been turned down by countless companies because ‘they don’t believe I can do it’. It is seemingly impossible that a woman can cycle around Africa by herself.
So it is because I believe you guys can understand where I’m coming from that I am reaching out to you.
Friends are trying to help wherever they can with a piece of gear here, tyres there…even clothing from Australia! So yes, funding is the big spanner in the proverbial wheel.
And so, I am asking for your help.
Ewan and Charley, please help me.
Yours truly,
Jolandie Rust
jolandie.rust@gmail.com
+27761672008
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Today, over 250 friends from over 18 countries all over the world are asking you to help me.
Why you?
1.I have followed your journeys on ‘The Long Way Round’ and ‘The Long Way Down’, and know you are ‘adventurers’ at heart. I believe that you understand that yearning for the open road.
2.I believe that you can relate to sponsors letting you down because they don’t believe you will achieve what you set out to.
3.Out of all the organizations/companies/people I could’ve reached out to, I believe in you the most.
On 27 April 2011 I will set out from Cape Town, South Africa, to fulfill my dream of becoming the first woman to circumnavigate the entire African continent on a bicycle solo! I have made a commitment, and will launch whether I have everything I need or not.
I believe in reaching for the stars! With what I do I hope to connect, share, grow and learn with and from the people I meet all around Africa. And followers from all over the world. I hope to inspire people to live their dreams. No matter how big or small your dreams may seem. And for people to realize that we are more alike than different from one another.
This journey will see me traveling through 34 African countries and cover a distance of close to 40 000 kilometers.
For little over three years now I have been working at making my dream a reality.
In 2004 I cycled through Israel.
In 2008 I cycled through South Africa.
In 2010 I became the first person to have cycled around South Africa solo, covering a total distance of 5951 kilometers in 100 days.
I started planning my trip around Africa in October 2007. For over three years now I have been trying to show ‘potential sponsors’ that I am serious about achieving what I have set out to do then, by means of my trips through and around South Africa.
And for over three years now I have been turned down by countless companies because ‘they don’t believe I can do it’. It is seemingly impossible that a woman can cycle around Africa by herself.
So it is because I believe you guys can understand where I’m coming from that I am reaching out to you.
Friends are trying to help wherever they can with a piece of gear here, tyres there…even clothing from Australia! So yes, funding is the big spanner in the proverbial wheel.
And so, I am asking for your help.
Ewan and Charley, please help me.
Yours truly,
Jolandie Rust
jolandie.rust@gmail.com
+27761672008
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Friday, 04 February 2011
Nokia Supports My Expedition
This morning I picked up my brand new, beautiful Nokia N8!!
The Nokia N8 introduces a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon Flash, HD quality video recording, film editing software and Dolby surround sound. All in a beautiful, aluminium design.
What will I do with it?? Well.... ;)
This is my HUB. This little gadget is what will allow me to update you all with video clips, photos and blog updates whilst I'm on the road, busy making my way around the African continent.
With amazing applications, maps, gps, camera, HD video...it's all I need and more!!
So a HUGE thank you goes out to the Nokia family.
And to Caryl Ramsden and Casey Monteiro at Fleischman-Hillard who made this happen!
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