Category: Daily Post

Update

A lot of things have happened in the past few months. Since leaving Morocco we headed back into Europe and visited family in Ireland and Germany. Ferries heading to Egypt closed so we decided to ship the truck. We utilized a clearing agent from Cape… Continue Reading “Update”

The Tilbury drop and on to Cape Town

We dropped the truck off in Tilbury, United Kingdom to be loaded into a 40′ High Cube container. She’ll be riding with Marius De Kock’s beautiful Land Cruiser “Sundance”. We had a previously scheduled flight to Cape Town so we left our truck with… Continue Reading “The Tilbury drop and on to Cape Town”

Why have we changed our route but not our plan?

This plan has always been flexible. Plans must remain flexible. Flexible does not mean by the seat of your pants or to wing it. It means have a plan with a start point and an end state while leaving flex room in the middle.… Continue Reading “Why have we changed our route but not our plan?”

Carnet de Passage en Douane

Update: The CAA has stopped issuing the Carnet in North America. As of October 30, 2015, “Good day Chris. I hope this finds you well. You might not have heard that Suzanne has retired since we closed our Carnet operation. Also we expect to… Continue Reading “Carnet de Passage en Douane”

Merzouga to Zagora: Crossing a part of the Sahara (Part 2)

Upon leaving Merzouga and the sands of Erg Chebbi we wanted to travel through the desert West to Zagora. All of the locals stated emphatically that it is an easy trip and that it could be done in one day, but that we should… Continue Reading “Merzouga to Zagora: Crossing a part of the Sahara (Part 2)”