By Thersa Wallach

London to Cape Town overland by Panther motorcycle and sidecare, pulling a trailer. No roads, no back up - just straight across the Sahara through equatorial Africa and South to the Cape - in 1935, without even a compass! This is quite simply the most amazing motorcycle journey ever told and a revelation to today's traveller. Undeterred by nomads, sand drifts, heat, rain, rivers, breakdowns and politics, Theresa Wallach and Florence Blenkiron completed the journey that might well defeat a modern machine today. From oasis to oasis arguing with the French Foreign Legion for permission to continue and winning; fashioning a tow hitch for the trailer when it broke in the desert; rebuilding the entire engine from scratch in Agadez; meeting gorillas, lions and snakes on the road, staying in African villages and meeting an amazing variety of friendly and helpful people.

Any motorcyclist who enjoys taking off with a bike into the distance will find this book fascinating. It is the account of a remarkable adventure by two women who had to overcome all the prejudices and problems of their day as well as the physically demanding task of riding across the Sahara and the length of Africa - 7500 miles. Not to be missed by any motorcyclist but especially a Panther enthusiast or women riders. An interestingly different story too for those whose passion is travel. 40 black & white photographs & maps in the 150 pages with the last two pages being an appendix of the video available of this trip. This appendix gives the only description available of the 35 minute silent cine of their trip.

Hardcover.

Softcover is temporarily out of stock