Between 5th October 2010 and 7th March 2011 Rob and Sarah drove 31,925 kilometres (21,300 miles), took some 7500 photographs, travelled through 18 countries from England through Eastern Africa right down to Agulhas Point, the southern most point of the African Continent. We met many fascinating people, saw endless breathtaking scenes and befriended the most unlikely of animals.
The decision to embark on the overland expedition wasn’t difficult. The year it took us to find, buy and convert Alfie, plan our route and save the funds was sometimes challenging, testing but above all exciting. Our families and friends have been great to us and supported us in the build up and during our journey. The emails and texts have been great fun to receive.
Our advice to anyone who has the inclination to set out on a similar venture is to just “get on with it”. Yes, there will always be reasons to delay or forego completely and yes, it can be expensive, but save and make sacrifices, you won’t regret it. You can also do it a lot cheaper than us! If you have children, take them with you. We met three families who were overland-schooling their children and were travelling for much longer than us.