I hope Thannasis doesn't mind me posting some of this stuff. Check out this thread from a few months ago. Halfway down is a post by Gent talking about some kid on his way to Africa 20 years ago. Guess who that kid was? Thannasis is pretty sure it's him, because he gave me the intials of the Spanish TV beauty he was with 6 years ago. I never did hear back from him though in an e-mail whether or not he contacted Gent so I don't know how the story ends.

He said he took the name Bedouin from that trip 20 years ago when he was a guest of 2 different Bedouin families during his Trans-Africa ride.