Raaak! - A shrill call cuts through the green above our heads. Aak, raaak! We look up to see[...]
Sometimes, it happens to me while hiking long distances. At a certain moment, my legs start moving mechanically, and[...]
A hiss between the rocks makes us stop in our tracks. Poskok! They have warned us of this snake.[...]
In the late afternoon we finally spot it – on the crest of a slope. Its hair is raised;[...]
Yesterday, as every night before going to sleep, I soaked a few handfuls of oat flakes, seeds and nuts.[...]
I smell it before I see it. At times it's the ferruginous scent of fresh blood spilt on the[...]
Winter in the North Atlantic. The black flag flutters over a ship’s deck where a frenetic activity is taking[...]
Thirteen weeks have passed since the last break, since the last resupply. Then came Europe.The challenge of crossing the[...]
The sound of an approaching engine brings us out of sleep. Sleepily I feel around the mat in search[...]
A bunch of panniers hangs on both sides of the bicycles. Most of the space is taken up by[...]
Not in vain had the arrival of autumn been announced. It happened after a particularly cold night, when the[...]
Beginning of August in the Cantabrian Mountains, weeks of extremely hot weather. We start walking at sunrise, climbing up[...]
