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Fodeks’ Highlights day 1 to 3 – Out of Nigeria!

5th March Tired Out of Nigeria riders are doing great. We ride out tomorrow morning (6th March) towards a town who’s name I cant pronounce yet. (will practice thru the nite). My tooth is still bugging me badly. Hopefully i’m going to get it pulled tomorrow! We are having a blast though. Even at this early stage of our trip, I’m really optimistic about the volume of interest we are getting from people around the world. I’m reminded daily just how important this project is. Our interactions with people from all works of life and cultural backgrounds keep throwing up thought provoking questions. These questions, In my opinion, help me develop an even stronger conviction about the need to embark on a journey of thus magnitude. Even the timing could not have been more apt. Filming realtime and updating these interactions and places are awesome, though I must admit that being in front of camera is not my strongest suite and quite challenging. Raph assures me it will get easier with time. I fear that we might be back from our trip before that happens. The reaction of people to us whenever we ride is priceless. I love the quizzical look, commonly followed by a look of disbelief, that greets us everywhere we go. It proves a few things I’ve known all along. One is that people are generally curious and for most, this curiosity trumps apprehension any day. The second is that, properly used, motorcycle and adventure can be a vital tool in bringing a message and ideology to a large audience. I want to thank everyone who has followed and or contributed to this project online. Tour support and messages of goodwill are the fuel we three have been living off of these past few days. I hope that we can properly do justice to the issues which are the foundation of this project as we travel and we loom forward to your questions, comments and requests as we go on. We leave Abidjan tomorrow, heading north towards the border of Mali. There are some historical landmarks which we hope to visit and document as we go. Tired, but excited. Honored to be a part of this epic project and grateful in no small measure for the presence and managerial and organizational skills of the Tanglewood team of Raph Goldberg and Raha Danesh-Kazemi. You guys rock. I want to appreciate the Touratech Group for their generous invitation to be hosted by them when we get to Germany. They have also offered to upgrade our bikes with Touratech accessories. I feel like a kid in a candy shop. I’m certainly working on my list pronto. Thank you for your support and recognition. I’ll post pictures of my visit to the dentist tomorrow. Hope I don’t pass out first………… Update from March 6th I didn’t get any sleep at all last night. Pain in my tooth kept me awake all night despite having consumed an award winning quantity of painkillers. The team agreed that it was better to get the opinion of another dentist, since the first seemed to be a dud. A new friend we all just met had called and booked us an appointment with his own dentist somewhere in town and I was once again in the spotlight. Turns out that I have an infection for which he prescribed an antibiotic. I’m to watch how this works for three days or so. If it sorts the problem, then all’s well that ends well. Otherwise, I need to see another dentist, pull the tooth and rest for two or three days. Afterwards, we checked out of our hotel and got the hell out of dodge.   Once out of Abidjan, the road to Yamoussoukro is awesome. Really good surface. We even had time to try out our Sat Nav equipment. The jury is still out on that one tho. Our first stop was to visit the Basilica of our Mother of Peace. This Basilica was consecrated by Pope John Paul II. Our guide told us the the pope visited the region on three occasions in 1980, 1985 and 1990. This Basilica is the biggest in the world.   The first thing that you feel in this magnificent structure is the size. It’s dome reaches an awe inspiring 38m in height. It’s said that the marble used for the floors, if laid in one place, would cover 7acres in total!!   While photography is restricted in the main auditorium, we were permitted to take as many pictures and videos as we wanted around the magnificent courtyard and imposing entrance. The main cathedral boasts very impressive stained glass windows depicting various events as told in the bible.   The ride to Bouake was, if anything at all, ordinary. A bit less than average road surface, parts of which are just horrible. This leg of the trip took about an hour and a half. We were met in Bouake by members of Flash Interventions, a security outfit operated by our new found friend, Alex. Part Greek, part Italian, part Irish, borne and raised in Cote D’voire, he is quite simply a character. His guys put us up in this quaint, earthy hotel, the Mon Afrik Hotel. A shower, dinner and……(lights out)…..

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