Starting on Saturday
26th July and lasting approximately one month, an old
lunatic will attempt a pointless mission of going there and back just
to see how far it really is. To do this he has decided to take an
extremely modern form of transport - a tiny two stroke roller.
If this sounds insane,
it gets even more absurd because the penniless bum intends to go
camping the whole way. This means that he is likely to be picked up very
quickly by the police as they watch amazed, as a huge pile of plastic
bags of rubbish are apparently moving on their own accord, tied to a
noisy thing on two wheels.
The person who will
attempt this mission impossible is none other than me – The
infamous Gokwe Kid.
So – here is the
planned trip. It is about 1500 km.
Cities intending to
check out in the Czech Republic and Poland (going up) – Cesky
Krumlov, Brno, Ostrava. Katowice, Krakow, Warsaw and (going down),
Lodz, Wroclaw, Prague, Pilzen.
I will use as many
minor roads as possible. Several reasons. It makes no difference as
far as speed is concerned. I can only go a maximum of 45 kmh. So in
theory - I actually can make more direct routes.
There will be less
traffic, hence the odds of getting killed are slightly better.
Then, all the little
villages will be full of friendly peasants, and there will be plenty
of cheap places to eat and make loads of friends, who will fill me up
on wicked schnapps and ice cold beer, accommodate me for free, and
let me sleep with their wives and or daughters, sheep, goats and
chickens.
Alternatively, the
place could be crawling with rampant, rabid, robbing Rhodie rapists,
and my buggered corpse, shrouded in the green and white, will be
dumped as a warning to the dangers of going where no Rhodie has gone
before.
Due to a budget close
on a small overdraft, I have and will lobby for donations and
sponsors.
So what do you get in
exchange ? -
Ah, there is plenty.
I will be posting on a
regular basis (presuming some of the hovels I zip through even know
what free WiFi is), and you will giggle at my antics (even if I do
get run over).
You can sponsor me a
beer or two. For that you get your name up here and on a
picture/video with your name stuck to the glass/bottle.
You can sponsor a
stretch of the trip. A photo will be taken of the entrance sign of
some joint with me holding up your name and another picture as I
arrive at the next kaff.
You can ask for a
postcard from a particular place (limited to major cities). There I
will take a photo, have it printed, and send it as a card. (Address
needed obviously.)
You can design your own
sticker, send it to me and it will be on the roller. Or, I will do it
as a transfer on a T-shirt.
I am open to more
ideas.
On the right is a
PayPal link. The sums are small. (Use multiple donations if
necessary.) Please use your discretion. 50 Pence will not, for an
example, get you a postcard.
Sponsors/donations so
far -
Irena Schartz of
Töging, Germany.
Free tent and sleeping
bag (brand new), and the use of her SatNav.
Family Obergrussberger
of Pleisskirchern, Germany.
Bits and bobs and
technical help.
Kat Hall, Worcester,
UK.
Gas cooker, camping
chair, rucksack.
Sue Duffy, Bristol, UK.
Sponsors, the drive,
Wroclaw to Prague.
Please leave comments
here and on Facebook. Comments here may take a bit of time to check.
Contact me is the same
as in my books -
I will start to use
twitter on this trip. Details soon.
Next posting will be
about preparations, along with hilarious pictures. Catch ya all soon.
5 comments:
The mad Gokwe Kid is now turning into a manic intrepid traveller....God help us all!!!! Will be waiting in frenzied anticipation for his rants en route. Well done Karl.
Happy Cycling & safe travels .
Well done you.
Go well.
Many thanks for the sponsorship Charmaion. You did not say what it is for - beer, a card or petrol money?
Gods speed my old friend
Go the Rhodies.....keep the green and white flag flying high!!!
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