Updates...
Friday 15th June
A
Closing Message from South
Africa
Tuesday 5th June - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from Namibia
and South Africa
Wednesday 16th May - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from Angola
Sunday 22nd April - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from
Cabinda.
Wednesday
11th April - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from
Congo.
Monday
2nd April - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from
Gabon.
Wednesday
28th March - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from
Cameroon.
Thursday
15th March - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from
Nigeria.
Tuesday
13th March - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from
Benin.
Friday
23rd February - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from Burkina
Faso.
Tuesday
20th February - BIKER
UPDATE
A
letter from Hugh to Iggy Clarke
of
Blakestown Tyres. This goes into some detail about the
bike and equipment.
Sunday 4th February - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from Mali.
[includes the Festival-au-Desert, Ali Farka Toure's
family and a pinasse on the Niger]
Thursday
1st February - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from Mali.
[includes Dogon people and a wild ride]
Wednesday
31st January - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from Mali.
[up to meeting Patrick, John & Paddy and leaving
Bamako]
Wednesday
24th January - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from
Mauritania.
Wednesday
10th January - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh from Western
Sahara.
Thursday
4th January - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh including
the Jean Michel Jarre concert and leaving
Morocco.
Friday
22nd December
Interview with Hugh by Sue Nunn
on KCLR 96FM. ADDED
18th JAN 2007
Thursday
21st December - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh including
the first photos from Morocco.
Tuesday
12th December
An
email with
pictures from Nicola in Malaga.
Monday 11th December - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh on the first
leg of the journey from Kilkenny to Malaga in
Spain
Wednesday
15th November
Interview with Hugh on the Phil
Cawley Show on TodayFM.
Saturday
11th November
Visit by Hugh
to Glenstal Abbey School in
Limerick.
Wednesday 8th November
Official launch at the Hotel
Kilkenny and a successful bridge fundraiser by Moira
Bergin.
Tuesday
7th November
A report from
Hugh's father on the Bective Rangers Gala Ball
and their
donation to Self Help.
Friday
3rd November - UPDATE
An
update from Hugh on
improvements made to the bike and general state of
affairs with a month left before departure.
Sunday
22nd October
Hugh
accompanied some members of IrishBikerForum.ie and Bike.ie
on a rideout to Kilkenny (across some of the back
roads - maybe some of the suspensions weren't well suited
to it!). Many thanks for all donations. see picture
Saturday
21st October
We managed to collect over €3000 for Self Help outside
Lansdowne Road - a thank you to the volunteers shaking
boxes, and to the match goers who supported us. (And
congratulations to Leinster for an entertaining win which
the volunteers were able to enjoy due to Leinster Rugby's
kind offer of entrance passes!)
Wednesday 16th August
Sharon Bergin
raises €630 for Self Help with a Ladies Lunch.
July
2006
The British Tour. Attended a
BMW Off Road Skills course in Wales in early July 2006.
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Photos
Hugh with Leinster Rugby Players
Leaving Kilkenny
Additional Links and References
Blackrock College acknowledges Hugh's
trip
Blakestown Tyres supports the
trip
Hugh gets Leinster Rugby
vote