African adventure for Woodley globetrotter
A daredevil is taking part in the challenge of a lifetime by cycling 15,000 miles from Scotland to South Africa – and hoping to become the first person to paddle the Congo in a canoe.
Rob McIntyre, 32, set off from John O’Groats last September and has so far travelled more than 8,000 miles of his journey to Cape Town.
Mr McIntyre has cycled across three continents, including the length of the River Danube and through the Sahara Desert. He is currently in south west Uganda.
Upon reaching the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr McIntyre will swap his pedals for paddles when he tries to become the first person to travel the length of the Congo river in a dugout canoe.
The Congo excursion is about 1,100 miles long and will take Mr McIntyre, from Woodley, five weeks to complete.
Eventually he will reach Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The trip, which is expected to take more than a year to complete, is being done in aid of Tusk Trust – a charity working to stop the decline in Africa’s natural heritage, protect its wildlife and alleviate poverty.
Mr McIntyre said he was inspired by a man called Al Humphries, who spent four years cycling more than 25,000 miles around the world.
He added: “Similarly, the trip that Ewan McGregor completed in his TV series The Long Way Down was fairly instrumental.
“Obviously, the charity plays a big part. Through the funds I raise and supporting Tusk Trust, I hope to make a positive change in Africa in the various projects that span the continent.”
Mr McIntyre is keeping his friends and family up to date with a blog where he posts pictures, diary entries and plots his journey on an online map.
On his blog, Mr McIntyre said: “The journey is an adventure, not a time trial, to experience the smells, sights, people and wildlife as they gradually pass by. Tusk Trust, who focus specifically on Africa, delivers a particularly important message of sustainability and co-operation in all areas of life from the communities to the wildlife and environments, which bind us all together.
“This approach is one which matches my outlook and is one I wholeheartedly support and hope I can promote.”
For more information on Mr McIntyre’s journey or to sponsor him, visit www.cyclingthelongwaydown.
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