Asyut, Egypt
Posted by: Charley Boorman | Date posted: 08/06/2007
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Thank you for your questions! We've been sending them out to the team. Ewan and Charley have recorded some of their answers and sent them back to us. Click on the clip above to listen, or read below for what they had to say...
Miles - How are the bikes? They look awesome, are they much improved?
Ewan: The bikes are awesome, and the improvements we've made on them have made them even better than standard (although standard would have done just nicely), they're quite fantastic.
Charley: The bikes are doing really, really well, they're eating the miles up. We've had some improvements on them, and added little bits and pieces, the essential things, but otherwise these things are ready to roll when you buy them out of the shop. So everything's going good, no punctures so far.
Greta - Who persuaded who to go to Africa?
Ewan: I think we both decided that there was 2 big obvious trips left after we'd done the London to New York trip - Long Way Round. We looked at a world map and we thought that there was the Africa trip, and then the South to North America trip. So we both decided to do the Africa trip first.
Charley: I think that when we finished Long Way Round, Ewan and I, after we did the Jonathan Ross show and we went back to our offices, and Ewan and I had already pulled out a map of Africa, so I think we'd kind of already decided before we came back from out trip that we were gonna do Africa.
Janet - What did you say to convince your wives?
Ewan: I think both our wives understood that it meant a lot to us, the Long Way Round trip, and they saw how successful it was, and that it really inspired people to do their own trips and to, er, think outside of the box, if you like, beyond their own country. So I think they realised that it was an important thing, not just for us, but in the bigger scheme of things.
Charley: I think our wives are probably kind of used to it by now, I think both Ewan and I are actors and we've travelled all of our lives, and ever since I've know my wife, certainly, I've been travelling and have been away from her for sort of months at a time, so she's quite used to it. And she's very much in favour of these trips, and, you know, without her support it would never be possible...maybe she just wants me out?!
Alexandra - When you share a tent, who snores?
Ewan: Well we don't share a tent any more is the truth of the matter. Charley and I learned several lessons from Long Way Round, and one of them was that we should have our own tents this time. But when we did share a tent, I tend to snore in the morning, and Charley tends to snore just the second he falls asleep, which is always before me and therefore really annoying!
Charley: Oh well, you know what happens in the tent stays in the tent, really! Well we don't share anymore, I mean, I think we learned our lesson on the last one. I think, you know, when you're travelling together a lot, the only time you really get your own time and space is in your own tent, so we each have our own tents. But, having said that, the tents are very thin, so you can hear everybody. Apparently I snore just as I go to sleep, and I think Ewan snores, you know, just as he wakes up, just in the morning, so I'm a dusk man, and he's a dawn man!
We asked you to send in questions for the guys, and here's what you wanted to know ...
Comments
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At 12:56:30 PM on 08/06/2007, Jeffrey Mead (Tucson Arizona) wrote:
Dealing with the heat
Answering questions along the way is very nice. I was wondering what special equipment you have brought along to help you deal with being exposed to high temperatures for extended periods of time. I rode my bike to Alaska last July and on the way back it was over 50 degrees all the way from Prince George, BC to home in Tucson. Absolute misery I assure you. We have ways of dealing with the heat for us desert biker guys here in Arizona, but curious as to what preparations you two have made. Enjoying the reports so much. Best of luck.
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At 12:55:29 PM on 08/06/2007, Antoinette (Wilmington, Delaware) wrote:
route logs
How do you feel about posting these video route logs? What have friends and families said about the route logs?
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At 12:57:24 PM on 08/06/2007, Marta (Poland) wrote:
Here's my question:
Hi Ewan & Charley, How do you relax-after all day long ride? Well,if you have time to relax...
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At 01:05:47 PM on 08/06/2007, Lauren (New Zealand) wrote:
Long Way Down Under
Hi Guys, Loved Long Way Round and looking forward to seeing Long Way Down on TV. After Long Way Down, do you think you would to do another trip? if so, where? and also have either of you ever visited New Zealand?
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At 01:06:25 PM on 08/06/2007, Barbara H. (Sisterhood) (Watford) wrote:
Eve
It must be almost time for you to join the boys now. I just wanted to wish you the very best of luck and hope that you come back happy, healthy and all in one piece.
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At 01:03:04 PM on 08/06/2007, Lilly (Pennsylvania) wrote:
Family!
How are the wives and children handling the second trip???
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At 01:14:15 PM on 08/06/2007, Terri (Whitby, Ontario) wrote:
Energy
How do you push through a low energy day? What do you say or do to keep yourselves going?
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At 01:12:19 PM on 08/06/2007, Michael Lobodzinski (Toronto, Ontario - CANADA) wrote:
Question?!
Will you be doing a South/North American tour in a few years time?... If so, how to do feel about fellow riders joining you for a few miles?
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At 01:22:22 PM on 08/06/2007, Shellie (Loughborough) wrote:
Bike questions!
So, as you've looked at the North/South America trip does that mean you're planning on doing that next? Just houw jealous are you trying to make me?? Apart from the extra 50cc, what are the differences between the 1150 and the 1200GSs? Do you notice the differences? Those Beemers are built like flipping tanks, amazing bikes! (Apart from when Claudio gets on one, obviously, bad luck on breaking down again!) Oh and thank you for doing Long Way Round, it inspired both me and my boyfriend to become bikers (although he's trying to persuade me to get a car instead as he thinks I'm going to die...!)
At 12:52:21 PM on 08/06/2007, Gunter (Reading, Berks) wrote:
I'm jealous!
You guys are so lucky to be able to do a trip like this! If only I had the money and time, I would be right there with you...Keep safe on your journey and say hi to the mountain when you get to Capetown! I'll just leave now and try to get over my jealousy... :-)
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