Category Archives: 30 Back in SA

A Decade On

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Sam Pearce

Ten years ago, late in the afternoon of 1st July 2013, the Big Green Truck finally pulled out of Cape Town en route up the west coast on the first leg of our Africa Clockwise trek. That night we only … Continue reading →

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Remembering Retha

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Sam Pearce

On Sunday 12th June, Mlindeni and I went to visit Retha for the last time. As Sampson drove us along the coast for an hour and a half to her friend’s flat in Strand, I lay in the back of … Continue reading →

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Still Here!

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Sam Pearce

Some friends and family have been wondering where I’m at, so here’s an update. 2022 hasn’t panned out at all as expected but, considering everything, I’m in a good place, mentally, as well as being sheltered in the peaceful and … Continue reading →

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Still Life

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Sam Pearce

Today I saw the cobra lying by the side of the path about ten metres ahead of me. Coiled up like a liquorice wheel, like a hosepipe, she was so still that for a while I thought she was dead. … Continue reading →

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#MillionsMore?

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Sam Pearce

On the eve of ME Awareness week and the annual May 12th #MillionsMissing campaign, I’m interrupting the Africa Clockwise story for a moment to update you about the risk of #MillionsMore. Last July, in the blog #LonghaulersUnite, I warned that … Continue reading →

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Back on the Tightrope

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Sam Pearce

Could there be a silver lining to the hearse-black world-covering cloud of COVID-19? Could the fact that more than 10% of infected people go on to develop long term complications unlock vital funds that will finally enable groundbreaking research into … Continue reading →

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