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Listen to Africa Any tips for getting two bicycles, six panniers, two bar bags and a large wooden box from Liberia to the UK?! Preferably paying for it from the UK. DHL, FedEx, UPS, ParcelForce etc won't do it for various reasons, and all the freight forwarding companies we've tried so far require us to rent a whole container...

Mon at 5:18am
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Listen to Africa Full album: http://www.listentoafrica.com/gallery/gallery-guinea-bissau-and-guinea-conakry-06022010/

The Guineas
Sun at 2:54am
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Listen to Africa is working on a CD :) Primate-focused, from Tiwai Island (Sierra Leone).

February 3 at 12:44pm
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Listen to Africa Huw's mostly recovered - he's just been discharged from hospital in London :) As for the culture shock...

January 28 at 10:44am
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Sounds awful :0)
Mon at 5:48am
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Listen to Africa An update, finally!

Huw, health and coming home - Listen to Africa
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When we said we were going to take some time away from the blog, we didn’t plan to take seven weeks away – sorry about that. But then we didn’t plan to get quite so ill and get evacuated first from Liberia and then from Ghana. ...
January 25 at 4:10am
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Listen to Africa Going home. Huw's not better so we're about to be flown back to the UK for treatment. (Proper blog update coming soon, I promise!)

January 20 at 1:14pm
Maggie
Maggie
You just never know where the journey can take you. Sending healing energy to Huw. Safe travels home.
January 21 at 6:35am
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Thank you all, really appreciated.
February 3 at 8:03am
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Listen to Africa While I'm procrastinating over writing, have a gallery - of places we've slept during our first ten months on the road:

Our homes for the night, in pictures - Listen to Africa
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Photos of some of the places we've slept during our first ten months on the road
January 17 at 5:58am
Gina
Gina
Bex - great photo journal theme!
January 17 at 10:21am
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Listen to Africa
Thanks Gina! I've been discovering your website ( http://www.wildsoundstories.com ). Wonderful stuff - and thank you for introducing me to Mary Oliver's wonderful poetry :)
February 3 at 8:06am
Gina
Gina
Nice of you to say, Bex, thank you. BTW, we were both listed this week in the top ten favorite sound websites at a respectable short film forum, www.theSmalls.com. Your feature film is already starting to take shape! And with the New Year's engagement, and Huw soon returning to full health, you have your happy ending...
February 3 at 9:53am
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Listen to Africa A Friday afternoon #nature #sound for you: http://bit.ly/5mTagA - Yellow-casqued hornbills on Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone

January 15 at 9:03am via Selective Tweets
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Listen to Africa Sorry if we had you worried. Were evacuated from Liberia by air ambulance on Sunday and been in hospital in Ghana ever since. Looks like it was E. Coli (as well as malaria?). Anyway, Huw had jaundice and impaired kidney and liver function, but he's improving every day - should be released from hospital in the next 2 da...ys. I've just been released. Working out how to get our stuff from Liberia, then a long rest! Bx

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January 13 at 5:29am
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Thanks so much for all the comments!

Huw was discharged from hospital last night (yay) and is doing OK. (I should point out I've been fine for at least a week and was just kept in for observation - Huw's been the one suffering!).

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Bex xx
January 15 at 2:09am
Chris
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January 15 at 4:01am
Jennifer Gray

Jennifer Gray Hi there, I found this number if you haven't got through yet. +231 77 000 827 or fax +231 77 013 135. It is for the Roberts International Airport. You are probably ahead of the game on this but if not... good luck to getting bike across.

January 13 at 1:11am · Report
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Thanks Jenny. It turned out there were no commercial flights from Liberia for us to be taken on, so they sent in a tiny, propellor-powered air ambulance - which was hand luggage only. We have to organise getting our bikes (and everything else) brought over to Ghana separately but, for now, I'm just glad we got Huw over here quickly (thanks to these amazing folks - http://www.westafrican-rescue.com/ )! Thanks though xx
January 15 at 2:12am
Liana Rasmussen

Liana Rasmussen I am SO excited I just found your site & blog! Your project is absolutely AMAZING! If you make it to east Africa, please consider collaborating with me on my Fulbright photo/video documentary project! I would kill to record audio properly, if only I hadn't spent all my grant money on camera equipment...

Good luck to you... guys!
~liana
lianashootselephants.blogspot.com

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January 11 at 12:08pm · Report
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Thanks so much Liana! We are coming to East Africa and would definitely love to collaborate - your project sounds amazing! I'll email you (soon).
January 15 at 2:19am
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Listen to Africa Sorry folks, asking a favour in case anyone online now has better bandwidth / headspace than me (likely!): can anyone find a number for Roberts Internationall Airport in Monrovia? Need to find out if they have facilities for wrapping / boxing stuff (our bikes) fairly urgently and not getting lucky with Google... Thanks!

January 9 at 5:29am
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Thanks folks, will pass it on. Now everyone stop being nice - Huw will only complain about the fussing when he sees it :) Chris, being taken to Ghana (tonight), where there are much better facilities.
January 9 at 12:42pm
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Listen to Africa Malarial in Monrovia. Bear with us, normal service will resume shortly...

January 6 at 12:04am via Selective Tweets
Gina
Gina
Wishing you well, Bex!
January 6 at 9:48am
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Thanks all. Teresa - we both started on quinine but when Huw wasn't improving he moved onto Arsuamoon (artemesinin-based). He's still not good - insurance company is evacuating us to Ghana today.
January 9 at 4:41am
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Listen to Africa Found scales! Our 2nd weigh-in of the trip: Huw's lost 38 kgs since March 09, Bex 22 kgs (Bex drinks beer; Huw doesn't...) #cycling

January 2 at 10:43am via Selective Tweets
Gillian Wheatfill
Gillian Wheatfill
What? That's a bit scary. Maxy weighs about 22kgs. You've lost a small energetic noisy child in weight! Do hope you don't miss it.
January 3 at 4:15pm
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Heh, the sad thing is I could still do with losing a Matilda... :) Send my love to your small noisy child, and your bigger, quieter one, and the wee Matilda xx
January 15 at 2:14am
Gillian Wheatfill
Gillian Wheatfill
I will. Jack was talking about you the other day. He remembers the big walk you guys did in Lakes Entrance, Down the hill along the beach and back along the lake. I'm sure that was about 4 years ago when he was about 2 or 3. x
January 18 at 9:09pm