About Us
Dave Bouskill and Debra Corbeil have been in high gear since meeting in 1991. Married for 10 of their past 16 years together, they have trekked, climbed, hiked, snowboarded and paddled their way through South East Asia, Central America, Europe and parts of North and South America. From swimming with sharks in Belize to climbing South East Asia’s highest peak in Borneo, they are constantly looking for a new adventure or unique way to explore the world.
Residing in Toronto, Canada, they both work in the Film Industry, which allows them the freedom to take large chunks of time off for adventure. They both share a passion for travel and always try to challenge each other with new ideas and goals.
It had been a year and a half since their last trip off of the continent and they were searching for the next big inspiration. A profile on the CBC with Ray Zahab inspired them to make a new goal for the new year, but what would their sport be? A magazine article about the Tour d’Afrique last January, finally got the ball rolling. They both were strong cyclists and Africa was definitely the next destination on their list. So it was settled, in less than 12 months time, they would be in Cairo.
An ultra endurance bike race through the continent of Africa will not only test their strength and determination, it will also give them the chance to explore each country in more intimate way than they have ever traveled before.
Traveling through Africa is a dream come true and by crossing it on their bikes,
they hope raise funds and awareness for Plan Canada, one of the world’s largest development organizations working at the grassroots level to improve children’s lives. They feel privileged to be able to visit so many amazing countries and want to give back to the communities that they visit over the next 4 months.
By crossing the continent on pedal power alone, they also hope to inspire others to get out from behind the glass of their tour bus and actually meet the people of the places that they visit. To them, travel is all about meeting amazing individuals and learning about new cultures.
True thrill seekers to the core, they have tried everything from white water kayaking and rafting on the Ottawa river, swimming with sharks in Belize, summiting South East Asia’s highest peak and trekking to the Pinnacles in Borneo, scaling the beautiful limestone cliffs of Southern Thailand, snowboarding in Switzerland and the Canadian Rocky’s, diving in the undisturbed reefs of Honduras and Mexico as well as discovering the amazing ship wrecks that litter the bottoms of the Saint Lawrence River and Georgian Bay.
They will be able to check off a large portion of their “Life List” on this adventure and they are looking forward to documenting and sharing each step of it with the world.
Their hobbies include mountain biking, road biking, rock climbing, hiking, camping, canoing, snowboarding, and skiing, scuba diving, kayaking, running and swimming. But they will try anything once!
