Day: May 6, 2021

Milestone 14 -Distance: 2,544.8 km (52.1%) – early evening 3rd March 2021 Heading slightly south we come to Wadi Dawan,  a town and desert valley in central…

Milestone 15 –Distance: 2,844.1 km (58.3%) – 8 April 2021 It’s a good time to take a breather and to see how far we’ve travelled across the…

Milestone 16 – Distance: 3,011.4 km (61.7%) – 11 April 2021 While travelling through this country of rotating landscapes of sand, mountains, lush valleys, and coastal plains,…

Milestone 17 –Distance: 3,188.4 km (65.3%) – 12 April 2021 We’ve continued in a south-westerly direction heading back down to the coastal plains and find ourselves on…

Milestone 18 –Distance: 3,340.2 km (68.4%) – 14 April 2021 ‘We’ve now covered 2/3 of our journey!’ she shouted from the top of the mountain. We’re now…

Milestone 19 –Distance: 3,410.4 km (69.9%) – 15 April 2021 I know we’ve recently had a stop, but this place is truly captivating! Back on track and…

Milestone 20 -Distance: 3,555.7 km (72.9%) – 17 April 2021 We continue northwards to another place in the Yemeni Highlands, the city of Dahmer, which lies between…

Milestone 21 – Distance: 3,676.5 km (75.3%) – 19 April 2021 The capital and largest city in the country with over 2.5 million inhabitants, Sana’a lies inland…

Milestone 22 – Distance: 3,964.5 km (81.2%) – 23 April 2021 So we say goodbye to the delights that Yemen had to offer with its variety of…

Milestone 23- Distance: 4,130.0 km (84.6%)  25 April 2021 “May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits.” Harl…