2021 Ride Africa, show your interest now! Across open plains, through dense bush-land, forest and barren desert – this is a truly amazing journey, the first leg ending in Victoria Falls – on the Zimbabwe side. After his epic electric adventure we feel we’re the perfect fit to help him on his personal journey to an electric eco lifestyle.” Jordan Brompton, Sales Director myenergi. “After hearing what the vet said my wife said to me ‘Charley, see the doctor. The worst time was at night, after a particularly sh**ty day. Guys, we all are drawn to adventure – doing it, reading about it or watching it. If you’d like to express an interest please email billy@charleyboorman.com – we are optimistic and hope to see 2021 as a bumper year for international travel and adventures! There is a risk that treatment will affect fertility and Mr Eden says that patients still planning to start or expand their family can bank sperm beforehand. But I quickly realised you don’t get anywhere by thinking that.”. As the vet examined Ziggy he noted one of the spaniel’s testicles was harder than the other. Leaving Johannesburg we cross another border into Lesotho – Known as the ‘Kingdom in the Mountains’ before enjoying the famous Garden Route of South Africa back into Cape Town. Remember it isn’t as difficult as running a marathon.”, • For more information about Movember or to donate, visit uk.movember.com. About a year ago, Billy Ward, who manages many of my projects told me about this guy. It would later lead to Boorman working as a TV presenter, tour leader, speaker and motorbike ambassador. So, read the book – get some planning into operation and have an adventure, join an adventure or if you can – ride an adventure! Dylan came from a poor background with limited opportunities and low horizons, but his story shows that struggle, determination and positive thinking can make dreams into reality. The area where his tibia broke and tore through the skin is a smooth, angry pink. “I felt rough after that but just took anti-sickness tablets and carried on with riding my bike around Silverstone, which I had already planned.”. But of course, we’re not naive and we are aware of the potential for a second wave of Covid restrictions – but we are formulating plans on how best to deal with this and will keep everyone in the loop. Guys, come and say hello at the Triumph Stand – The MCN London Motorcycle Show this weekend! As he’d never rung me in 24 years I thought ‘OK I will’.”, Adventurer Charley Boorman was only alerted to the fact he had testicular cancer by his dog’s check-up, Within the week Charley was at The Royal Marsden Hospital in London. Follow my journey over the next few months on my Instagram! Or onward through Zimbabwe, Botswana and into South Africa before exploring the Kingdom in the Mountains, Lesotho. If you want to come – but worry that it’s too hard – it’s certainly not an enduro – it’s sometimes challenging and borders can be frustrating, but well within the reach of most competent riders. “But we’ve triggered Article 50 so what’s relevant now is that we all get together and work towards Brexit, because that’s where we’re going. But of course, we’re not naive and we are aware of the potential for a second wave of Covid restrictions – but we are formulating plans on how best to deal with this and will keep everyone in the loop. Charley had a type of cancer called a seminoma, a small, localised tumour that affects the sperm-producing cells. His first role was in Deliverance (1972).. As usual, the show will be full of amazing bikes and some great bike action with John McGuiness and pals! It sounds like you might have a serious problem’.”, The TV personality, who found fame in 2004’s Long Way Round with Ewan McGregor, saw his doctor immediately. “But I was a bloke so I ignored it. Friday 17 th Feb 10.30am and again in the afternoon at 2.00pm. “Unlike London or other big cities, there’s a great tolerance for motorbikes in Ireland. “I’ve had lots of crashes before, but this was just brutal because of the way I hit the ground,” he says. The Movember charity, which raised £22million last year in Britain, aims to highlight both prostate and testicular cancer. See you there! The only positive is that the free time and the period of reflection paved the way for the biography. Remember, it’s an Adventure Ride – it’s not a race, not an enduro – it’s about culture, travel, sights, fun and riding, all wrapped into one – it’s about feeling the sense of Africa – the good bits and the challenging bits! With big video screen, lots of great stories and the chance to have a beer with Charley after the show – get an autograph, get a photo and maybe even buy his latest book – The Long Way Back! The second leg starts just a few days after and heads South through Zimbabwe, sneaking into Botswana through a tiny little bush border and then back into South Africa’s thriving city, Joburg. “It was 1969, I was only three, and as Dad stood at the back of the crowd, watching the bidding, he seemed to escape his body and floated up to the ceiling from where he watched for a while longer before slipping back into his body again. There are free deals and after that it’s pretty reasonably priced I hear. Across open plains, through dense bush-land, rain forest and barren desert – this is a truly awesome journey, the first leg ending in Victoria Falls – on the Zimbabwe side. Seminomas usually occur in men between 25 and 55. Knobbly tyres and Garmin Zumo GPS’s and we’re off. This show has toured the UK, Australia and even South America so we know the South African audience will love it too. Charley will be signing, photo bombing and giving stuff away both on the Friday and Saturday. Former actor Charley had felt pains in his testicles but done nothing about it. We enjoyed the life on the road and stayed in some awesome lodges – sometimes way out in the desert or on the banks of the Zambezi river and some right in the swamps – surrounded by crocodile, hippo and lion. What if I had left two seconds earlier or two seconds later? Of all the people Mum met, whenever Sean walked in the door, she’d go weak at the knees. Risk factors for developing testicular cancer include a family history of the illness, a previous testicular cancer diagnosis, undescended testes, low fertility and having HIV or Aids. “Also see if by growing a moustache this month you can raise some money for this good cause. To find out more – about Africa in 2017, get your name on the list with Compass Expeditions – Contact Jerry jerry@compassexpeditions.com and view the Compass site here www.compassexpeditions.com, IF THE TRIP IS SOLD OUT PLEASE GET YOUR NAME ON THE WAIT LIST – EITHER FOR THIS YEAR OR FOR 2018. This year we found ourselves in a herd of elephants as we crossed the border – we were glad to have Billy with us, who’s a qualified field guide! Unless you want Corbyn.”, Does he have an Irish passport that might come in handy? Three months later he had a single dose of chemotherapy to kill off any rogue cancer cells that might be lurking. Ride from Johannesburg over into Lesotho and down the infamous Sani Pass, and the Garden Route back to Cape Town – or do the whole lot – Cape Town to Cape Town. He writes: “He had sold his place in Putney for £10,000 and wasn’t sure where he wanted to live. What if I’d hit the hedge instead of the wall? Tickets are on sale at Quicket – see link here: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/27519-charley-boorman-live-in-cape-town/#/. [Back then,] Ireland was, relatively, a third-world country. But the adventure should be defined by you.