On The Road Again

Travelling to all 7 continents was never a goal of mine in itself, but here i am jetting off to Zimbabwe. This makes Africa my 7th continent as  i age well into my 7th decade. Covid cancelled my 60th birthday cycling trip around Namibia but after 4 years of indoor cycling i decided I was ready for a bigger challenge: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to Cape Town, South Africa via Botswana and Namibia. I’ll have a few days to chill in Cape Town at the end ,then some whistle stops in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Istanbul, if it’s not too bomb-y, before heading home. 

I cashed in a lot of covid-earned loyalty points to fly in style with Qatar Airways in their fancy-dancey business class Q-Suites. Since they only fly out of YUL i’m starting out at Billy Bishop airport on Porter - where everyone is business class!

Flights, all business class, for a grand total of $625.22. Cash value, $22,001.25. My carbon offset is higher than my ticket cost…

YTZ-YUL

YUL-DOH

DOH-JNB

JNB-VFA

overland to Cape Town

CPT-DXB

overland to Abu Dhabi 

AUH-IST

IST-YUL

YUL-YYZ

Here in the montreal lounge, i seem to be the only person with a sleeping bag and a bicycle helmet.