End of road for Shropshire man's year-long ride to Africa
After an incredible year-long bike ride from London to Cape Town a teacher from Bishop's Castle has returned home.
Gareth Morris, 31, said his journey to South Africa raising money for street children had been life changing.
He completed the quest with friends Craig Pollard, 35, Loretta White, 31, and Scott Carroll, 35, raising £30,000 for Cycle Africa.
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The former head boy at Bishop's Castle Community College said it was strange to be home 'in the rain' after suffering in the African deserts. The team slept in tents surrounded by hyenas, almost lost toenails and fingernails in desert heat and were 'eaten alive' by ravenous insects.
Mr Morris said since arriving back in Bishop's Castle last week he had been regularly stopped in the street and asked about his adventure which covered 12,000 miles.
He said: "We cycled through countries that are perceived as dangerous but while Government policies and media create differences, everywhere we turned up, we found people just willing to help us, talk to us, share their life, and share their food and water. "
