Trio encounter lions as they ride length of Africa in 38 days

The CAROCAP team battled sleep deprivation, dirt roads and headwinds as they broke the existing record by four days

A trio of record breakers had to deal with lions, elephants and 45 degree heat as they completed a journey along Africa in 38 days.

On November 15, the CAROCAP team of Nicholas Bourne, Mark Blewett and David Martin arrived in the South African city of Cape Town, having set off from Cairo, Egypt, more than a month previously.

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