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Riaan embarks an yet another adventure
Riaan Manser rewrote the definition of determination when he cycled unaided over 37 000km around Africa. It was a feat that earned him the title Adventurer of the Year in 2006 and turned his book Around Africa on my Bicycle into a best seller.
Riaan set another world first in 2009 when he became the first person to circumnavigate Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, by kayak.
This incredible journey, 5 000km in a little under a year, was considerably more demanding, both physically and mentally. Daily Riaan had to conquer extreme loneliness, while ploughing through treacherous conditions such as cyclones, pounding surf and unrelenting sun that, combined with up to ten hours in salt water, was literally pickling his body. The journey brough memorable encounters with Madagascar’s marine life – humback whales breaching meters from his path, giant leatherback turtles gliding alongside him and sharks ramming his kayak. It also Brough a different kind of risk – that of arrest and imprisonment on suspicion of mercenary activity.
An amazing adventure packed iwth courage and endurance – Riaan’s story sweeps the reader along like a tsunami,
