Departure date is fast approaching. It feels somewhat surreal to actually be starting a substantially revised journey following the original 2020 plan that had to be aborted due to COVID. The vehicle is different, a 2021 Ford Ranger Wildtrak versus a 2004 RAV4, occupants (Trevor & Charlotte) now retired and living an active life in… Read More Countdown D-6 for vehicle 2 coming from Portugal
The final 24 hours before our departure have started. Although I had prepared a lot of things in advance, such as paying bills in advance, there was a surprisingly growing list of things that needed to be organised and done before tomorrow morning. Throughout the day I walked back and forth to Eeyore and deposited… Read More Ready, Steady, Go T-1
With my Guinean Entry Visa finally in the pocket, I went back to their embassy yesterday to apply for a “Laissez-Passer Pour Véhicule”, that you need to be able to enter the country with an Ivorian vehicle. Although a formality that could also be done at the border, but what I can do here in… Read More Final Paperwork Done in Abidjan T-3
Abidjan-Marrakech-Abidjan Overland Expedition 2023 