Today I subscribed to the Plymouth to Banjul (Gambia) Rally, which is an alternative to the Dakar Rally. Is starts in December 2008, and runs for three weeks over 4000 miles. I have had long on road trips before so I should be a little bit more crazy on this one.
1 The Durban to Harare trip (1996) was 2000 km and I drove it with my then 9 year old son Ben in nearly 30 hours, which included a 16 hour stop over in Johannesburg. The road is surfaced but has bas bad potholes in parts. Car jacking then was common between Johannesburg and Beit Bridge.
2 The Harare to Walvis Bay return trip in 2004 was in the same car driven from Durban, only this time is was well spent. It took two and half days (including a day's stop over in Palapye and many hours of repairs along the way.) to and 20 hours on the return trip.
I was going to do the Victoria Falls to Cape Town drive for a holiday, but as soon as I saw the Plymouth to Banjul rally, I fell in love with it. and I will be asking for sponsorship towards the charity
H.E.L.P. international.
http://www.helpinternational.com/
When I announced that I needed a team mate, Ben, now 22 volunteered. However he soon found that he has un iversity exams at that time. So I need both the car and a team mate. Just now we need a car worth less than GBP 100 accrding to the rules of the rally.
Luckily, the pumpkin growing season will be over by then, else there would be a serious conflict of interest.
Watch this space.
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