Victoria Falls tourism execs in 35 days charity cycling trip

BY STAFF REPORTER

Mike Davis of Shearwater and Mike Johnson of the Bayethe Collection have embarked on a rare cycling trip covering 3 000 km between Victoria Falls and Cape Town to raise about 20 000 Pounds for educational charity.

The two started the journey nine days ago from Victoria Falls and expect to reach Cape Town after 35 days and to have raised 20 000 Pounds to be used for educating vulnerable children in Victoria Falls.

Mike Davis is Shearwater chief executive officer while Mike Johnson is co-owner of Bayethe Collection.

They have named their initiative 2MadMikes on Bikes.

“Mike Davis and Mike Johnson are currently cycling on a 3 000 km journey between Victoria Falls and Cape Town to raise 20 000 Pound to fund education for children in need within Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe community,” they posted on an Instagram page.

They said they covered 750 km from Victoria Falls to Rundu in Namibia in the first week, raising over 6 000 Pounds.

The duo said the trip is a mid-life crisis thing traversing parts of four countries.

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“We are Mike Davis and Mike Johnson, two slightly overweight, mid-life crisis-afflicted individuals known more for our hedonistic lifestyles than for our feats of endurance. 

But we have thrown ourselves into a “New Year; new me” mentality and undertaken a “Grand Cycle Tour” from

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to Cape Town, South Africa.

“Leaving on 1st February 2023 from our homes in Victoria Falls, our epic cycle tour will take us 35 days, through four countries and over a distance of approximately 3 000 km to the finish line in the Fair Cape,” they said.

They said with the help of the local school system, council wards and communities, they had identified children who are unable to afford school fees.

Annual school fees for an ordinary child is about US$150, the duo said.

“We would appreciate as much or as little as you are able to donate and for every US$150 we raise, you will be sending a child to school for a year. It might be small but it is a fundamental step to helping children change their prospects by breaking the no-education; no-employment cycle.” they added.