Africa Trail

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43 frames from Africa Trail, at the resolution it originally ran at. Pick one to see it at full size.

• View Choosing a route: a map of Africa marked Bizerte, Lagos, Nairobi and Agulhas. Your job is to lead a bicycle expedition, all the way from Bizerte to Agulhas or on a shorter route. at full size
• View Choose 3 teammates: photos of Charles Cuffey, MD, Jessica Hart, PhD, Kimani Wanaina, Tzehai Kassai, Dan Buettner and Conrad Jensen, each with a box to click. at full size
• View Before the start: you will leave Bizerte on December 1 and should reach Agulhas within 270 days, with $30,000 for food, other supplies and lodging. A box asks for your name. at full size
• View Buying spare bike parts, from brake pads and chains to spokes and tires, beside a red mountain bike. You can carry up to 300 pounds, and the selected items weigh 64.183 kg and cost $4502.00. at full size
• View Bizerte: loaded bicycles on a beach, beside teammate portraits and a drawing of a bicycle helmet. You set your tires in the waters of the Mediterranean to begin the trek. at full size
• View Sejanane: tents on the grass by white buildings and a tall tower. Two Berber women in bright headscarves look out from the portraits, and a note explains the Berber fibula, a silver brooch called an ibzimen. at full size
• View On the road in Tunisia: the map traces the route from Bizerte past Sejanane to Tabarka, with a photo of Tabarka's coast. The panel reads December 3, 133 km, TD 23,435 and 24°C. at full size
• View The journal: two pages of trip notes dated Tabarka, Tunisia, December 1, 1992, and West of El Kala, Algeria, December 2, 1992, with tabs for the player's journal, Dan Buettner's journal and a glossary. at full size
• View Algerian Border: a teammate in a helmet says the team has Algerian visas in their passports and the immigration official has cleared their entry. You can continue or backtrack. at full size
• View Country facts for Algeria beside a relief map of the Northern Region: capital Algiers, population 27,895,068, U.S. $1 = 42.6 Algerian dinars. Get Visas lists Niamey, Niger, and Lagos, Nigeria. at full size
• View Algiers: a crowded street market under stone arches. A veiled woman in the portraits says she is a widow who must beg a few coins for her children's food. A note shows a Maghreb mosaic. at full size
• View Buying groceries in local currency: tomatoes, goat cheese, oranges, baguettes, carrots, red beans, powdered milk, tomato paste and raw chickpeas, priced in AD. The food packs are empty, with AD 1,070,682 left. at full size
• View Buying visas: a passport open to an Algeria stamp, and a list of visas for Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger and Nigeria, each with a cost and a delay. Cameroon takes 21 days. at full size
• View Meals at a crowded market: mutton stew, cooked goat meat, fried egg and coffee, cooked lamb, and couscous with vegetables. The notebook warns that meals spoil if you don't eat them right away. at full size
• View Plateau du Tademait: a cyclist on a long, straight desert road. Teammates in sunglasses fill the portraits, and a note on the scorpion says only some of them are dangerous to humans. at full size
• View In Amguel, Algeria: the map traces the route south, and a photo shows race cars numbered 255. You can take the road to Oûtoûl, the Assekrem Plateau or Marabout Moulay Hassan, or go to market. at full size
• View Tamanrasset: a Tuareg man rides a camel past a gate. The text says the asphalt road to Tam was completed in 1978, and Tuareg men still ride their camels through town. A note shows Tuareg pendants. at full size
• View You're suffering from fleas: two cyclists ride past a yellow car wreck in the sand near Oued Zazir. A teammate suggests a thorough bath, and you can clean up, continue as usual, go home or administer antibiotics. at full size
• View Riding in 3D: the handlebars of a loaded bike on a sandy track across flat desert, with dark shapes on the ground ahead and a Walk the Bike button below. at full size
• View I-n-Abangharit, Niger: people gather around a village well with metal drums. Wrench is too sick to continue, Jazzy can join for $3,711 after a 12-day wait, and you can get the new teammate or go home. at full size
• View The team's condition in the Sahel: Doc, Kimani and Jazzy are hungry, and the player is hungry, with abrasions and a sprain. Each rider has a health bar, and the teammates have morale bars too. at full size
• View Repairing bikes in Niger: a list of spare parts beside the map near Tabla. The player's front inner tube is flat, and the brake and shift cables are starting to stick. at full size
• View Koko: a woman holds out hands decorated with henna. She says it is a Fulani custom for women to decorate their hands for a celebration like a wedding. A note shows a leather pendant. at full size
• View Resting near Ibadan, Nigeria: Doc says it's time to travel on, Tzehai says they're reaching for a record, Jazzy wants to rest for 3 days, and the player picks how many days to rest. at full size
• View Cameroonian Border: a teammate says they made it to the border but don't have visas and will have to go back to Lagos. Continue is grayed out, leaving Backtrack. at full size
• View Ituri Forest, Zaire: a muddy track seen over the handlebars of a loaded bike. The map traces the route from Monga to Poko, and a teammate is hungry enough to eat a tire. at full size
• View Efe Camp: men from the forest stand beside a loaded bicycle. The text says the forest is father and mother to them, and when something goes wrong they wake it up by singing. A note shows an okapi. at full size
• View Meals at a market, with a photo of green bananas: 4 servings each of monkey stew and duiker steak are picked, and the cash left reads Z 38,465,014. at full size
• View Nabusanke, Uganda: a loaded bike stands inside a round monument marked Uganda Equator, with N and S on either side. The town is near the marshy northwestern shore of Lake Victoria. A note shows a tilapia. at full size
• View Source of the Victoria Nile: a sign says this spot marks the place where the Nile starts its long journey to the Mediterranean Sea. Speke confirmed in 1864 that the source was Lake Victoria. A note shows a shoebill. at full size
• View Lake Naivasha, Kenya: calm water below hills. The map traces the route from Eldoret, and you can take the road to Nairobi, Hell's Gate, Elsamere, Crater Lake or Lake Nakuru, or go to market. at full size
• View Marangu: a village house below the snowy peak of Kilimanjaro. The text says most climbers begin here and follow the Marangu Route up the mountain. A note shows a Chagga house. at full size
• View Riding in 3D through grassland: a dirt track curves past a bush and a big baobab tree, seen over the handlebars, with a Walk the Bike button below. at full size
• View Marketplace Bargaining: the starting price is MKw 899.54, you offer MKw 800, and the merchant, thinking of a higher number, comes back with MKw 850.90. You can offer again, accept or leave. at full size
• View Buying visas again: the passport shows stamps for Zambia and Zimbabwe on pages 18 and 19. Visas for Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zaire and Zambia are priced in Z$, and South Africa takes 6 days. at full size
• View Lutumba School, with a photo of a wide waterfall. The text mentions children practicing for a dance competition, Great Zimbabwe National Monument and Victoria Falls. A note shows an ostrich. at full size
• View Pietersburg, South Africa: customers at the counter of a well-stocked shop. The town is just south of the Tropic of Capricorn, and the store sells groceries and baked goods. A note shows a euphorbia. at full size
• View Zastron, South Africa: a man in a yellow coat holds a red flag by the road as a car blurs past. The map runs south to the Indian Ocean, and you can take the road to Queenstown or Zastron. at full size
• View Agulhas: a red and white lighthouse above green fields by the sea. Cape Agulhas is the southernmost point in Africa, and its name is Portuguese for "needles." A teammate crouches with a camera on the rocky shore. at full size
• View The end at Agulhas: Congratulations! You made it! Your score is 6,409, one of the Top 10 Africa Trail scores, and your name and score will be recorded in the Trophy Room. at full size
• View The Multimedia Resource Tool: a map of Africa with bookmarks, photos, artwork, countries, maps, and a journal and glossary to open. at full size
• View A country page in the Multimedia Resource Tool, 10 of 53: the Central African Republic, capital Bangui, population 3,142,182, slightly smaller than Texas, 488 CFA francs to 1 US dollar, with Save and Copy buttons. at full size