Categotry Archives: Preparations

Back To The Future

Well, not quite like the movie, but just looking at the future. We have a detailed route map up for our trip, which is pretty handy. But what was really cool was being able to find out the distance we’re expecting to travel. After putting our KMZ file into Craterfish, we found out we’ll be travelling 25,000km. That’s 217km a… (more…)

We Have Begun! (almost)

We were due to leave yesterday, but unfortunately the car still isn’t ready. The guys should be set to leave on Wednesday from England now, so that’s good news at least.  What’s a huge adventure if it sticks to the schedule, right? Here are some photos of the trusty rusty getting just a little work done.  These were taken on… (more…)

Nearly There

Well, it’s been a VERY busy few weeks. We finally have the Carnet, COMESA Yellow Card, and Sat Phone are on their way to Jimbo. Also shipped off the Waeco fridge and Roadvision spotties to the UK to be fitted onto the car. They’re going to do us wonders on the trip. Jimbo has been slaving away getting the trusty… (more…)