Ghanaian adventurer explores Namibia with his Honda Africa Twin

Travelling along the long Namibian roads often brings this author in contact with many visitors, and in this case, a young Ghanian on his way from Angola to Cape Town.

It was just outside Tsumeb, on the way to Oshivelo in the Oshikoto region, where Saviour Humpreyson, a missionary, took a leg stretcher from his bike when this author made a quick stop to ensure he was fine.

A day later, Humpreyson posted a video on Facebook, sharing his astonishment about the clean and neat picnic spots next to the roads.

Unlike a previous traveller from Japan that used a Honda 125cc monkey bike, the Ghanian used a more powerful Honda Africa Twin made for such tours, hence the Africa Twin brand.

As a missionary serving a remote village in Ghana, it was easier for him to commute on a bike due to the area and the costs, since it is more affordable and fuel efficient.

“It was the idea of a cross-country trip, my love for Africa, what we see on TV and in the movies and I had not had the opportunity to see much, so I said okay, let me take on the adventure across the continent, get to know new people, experience the culture, the languages, the landscapes and all the beautiful things from different countries,” he told Top Revs.

Humpreyson did a lot of research on each country’s history, population, dates of independence and the colonisers of each country prior to independence.

All this research was not in vain as he is rigged with cameras, filming himself and the surroundings, sharing his stories, adventures, and experiences – from the people that assisted him to the corrupt border and police officials he encountered on his route.

Travelling through many countries, some war torn where he had harrowing experiences, he often came face to face with gun toting soldiers.

Anyone that wants to follow Humpreyson’s footsteps to embark on such a journey must know that it is not a ride in the park as the roads are not always smooth.

Some GPS points are misleading. A shoestring budget and even weather conditions remain daily challenges. But his perseverance to fulfil a dream is his objective.

Sometimes he had the comfort of sleeping in a hotel, while other times he depended on local people, which he described as hospitable people.

It is during some of his overnight stays that he spends time editing and posting his videos to Youtube under the name ‘flying flags’.

Speaking about flags, this solo rider has a Ghanian flag on his motorcycle’s windscreen. Every time he cross a border to another country, he displays the host country’s flag on the vehicle’s handle bars.

Despite a limited budget and detailed planning, as some countries do not have regular fuel stations, he commends the people on the route. He says they have been helpful and often assist him to complete his goal.

Like all other solo travellers Top Revs has encountered, Humpreyson praises the Namibian road infrastructure. Even fuel stations are more frequent, unlike countries where he at times ran out of fuel and was assisted by communities. Some have even helped him by pushing his bike for several kilometers to the nearest station.

Due to limited resources and space on the Twin Africa, it has been essential for Humpreyson to plan what to take and what to leave behind.

“But what I learnt on this trip is that one always needs people, money is good, but you need people and that was a good lesson for me on this trip,” he shares with Top Revs.

His final destination is where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans come together, he adds.

And like many other adventurers travelling through Namibia, Cape Town is his next stop before he returns home, but Humpreyson has decided to go back via the East Africa coastline.