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One month after official rally party, celebrating joint last position with P.D.M.A!
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Note for fiat Italy: We wish that your marketing team had been more successfull in cameroon. Fiat Panda gear boxes are few and far between in Bertoa. As a result Panda is on a big truck and we are in a small hot bus armed with our mali hand fan.
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Elephant viewing attempt thwarted due to village shame after american lady tusked to death last year while local tranquiliser gun operator was napping. After 5th re-enactment of her death, we decided to go monkey viewing instead. Questionable decision given Alans track record with monkeys.
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after a trek in the Mandara Mts and a witchdoctor telling our future by consulting mudcrabs, we have met our fellow rally stragglers here and are swapping tales.
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A guy just crashed his motorbike because he was staring at us so much. Suspect they dont get many tourists here.
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Hassle to get here, great to be here. Huge thanks to Robin in Canberra and Nicci in London for all their help getting those elusive Nigeria visas.
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Team scaredy cats were right when they warned us about panda leaf springs... But some high tech cable ties seem to be holding on. Fingers crossed
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Fantastik! Super! Nigeria est no par luar. Se bon because moi francia est totally shitful. Maybe tomorrow i will actually be able to understand someone for the first time on this trip. Magnific! Alan
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Hippos today, giraffes tomorrow, last place in the rally suits us well.
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Won a game of draughts against the Burkinabe military at the border checkpoint. A big turnaround after losing ludo all through Mali.
