Despite the many concerns about a woman traveling alone by bicycle around Africa, Dorothee Fleck set off on her journey. She mastered the challenge and covered 40,000 kilometers through 33 African countries in two years. She faced the difficulties that the African continent presented: after the snow in the Atlas Mountains came the heat of the desert. Just before Mauritania, a tour bus ran over her front wheel, which she was able to replace temporarily on site. Ebola disrupted her plans - the border to Ivory Coast was still closed. In Nigeria, she found a safe route between Boko Haram and the attacks on oil platforms in the Niger Delta. Due to deep sand, she had to rely on other vehicles in Angola. In Zambia, the situation changed: it became more tourist-friendly, and there were places where she could stay longer. Time and again, she was warned about wild animals.