This article is from the old blog in 2020: Everything is ready to roll, well almost…. Visas – check, provisions – check. BUT, we still wait for the final sale authorization and local registration documentation for the RAV, a process that started in mid-December, duties paid third week of January and silence since then. Only… Read More Ready… and waiting!

This article is from the old blog in 2020: Because Eeyore came with only one original key (including the remote function) and Ulrich hates to go on such long expeditions with a vehicle and only one key, he inquired at Toyota Abidjan how much a second key with remote function would be. After a few… Read More The key & door dance

This article is from the old blog in 2020: Preparing for such a trip is not easy. What will I need? What will my travel buddies need? What roads will our cars have to endure? What will the weather be like during the trip? What will break during the trip? When and where? Where can… Read More Preparing for all eventualities

This article is from the old blog in 2020: From the start, we had planned a test weekend about a month before we actually head off on our expedition, to test all the newly built material, our equipment, how our vehicles handle the extra loads and how to pack them. Further we wanted to experience… Read More Testing material and crew members in the bush

This article is from the old blog in 2020: You would think it would be easier for African passport holders to obtain visas for an African country, but unfortunately this is not so. Charlotte and Trevor, being South African nationals, have to obtain visas ahead of time for 6 out of the 7 countries we… Read More What a difference a passport makes!