the expedition began at the Nile's source in Rwanda. It then followed the path of the white nile to its end at the Mediterranean sea
The trip involved 1,100km of rafting, 3,000km of kayak and various other forms of transport along this mighty river
Where
We started in Rwanda, before dipping into Tanzania and then Uganda before crossing Lake Victoria
From there we headed up through Uganda
Unfortunately South Sudan had to be skipped for security reasons
So it was straight up to Sudan and kayaking up to Khartoum and on until to the border with Egypt
From there it was the home stretch through Egypt until reaching the Med
On the way there was a full on hippo attack, being arrested and detained in Burundi, running some ridiculous lethal rapids and travelling through Sudan as the people were attempting to overthrow the government
There was a parasite that had to be dug out of my toe, hands cracking in the heat and being hospitalised with a nasty bout of food poisoning on the way
There was NEVER a dull moment
Who
There were many different paddlers for this trip
There were highly experienced rafting guides for Uganda and Rwanda
Then I had local kayakers with my through Sudan and Egypt
You can meet them here
Behind the scenes there was a team providing intelligence reports, performing cyber checks and who I checked in with daily
On stand by were a few of my close friends, making up the crisis team in case a situation arose. And it did!
How
Through Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda it was rafting
The picture on the left was one of the scariest moments as we had to run this ridiculous lethal rapid. We survived!
For the remainder it was in kayaks
All our gear: camping gear, food, water, medical and first aid supplies was carried with us
At various points on route we restocked as needed