Where are you taking this.......thing??

This car is an animal! Other than hating the crappy fuel out here she has had no problems yet; and just made it through the Tizi n test pass in the high Atlas, amazing mountain scenery and 2 days of awesome driving. Had to wait for 2 hours while they rebuilt a collapsed section of road, but otherwise a highlight of the trip so far. Bought Jedi costumes and manhandled by large sweaty men wearing speedos in Marrekech, and spend about an hour drinking mint tea and negotiating with Berber tribesmen yesterday. Good times.

Algeciras

Finally arrived in Southern Spain and getting our ferry to Morocco first thing tomorrow. Awesome times so far, car is running like a dream, only issue so far was malfunctioning stereo (a vital piece of equipment), but mike´s masterful electrical tape skillz sorted that one out no problem. Top speed of 60mph and a fairly tranquilo approach to driving stints have left us a little behind, but planning to catch up with other teams in Morocco. Busted driving the wrong way down a one way street in Rouen, a very bloody steak in Bordeaux, snowball fight in Segovia and ballsed up the Alambra and payed twice, all too easy. Cruising along the Sierra Nevada and Southern Coast was amazing, awesome roads and beatiful scenery. MArk has only brought 2 pairs of pants and is smelly. Running out of time but thanks everyone for all the support, no idea what will happen in Morocco but will try to update again soon!

Any rally teams in Northern Morocco give me a text, 07505228861.

Saludos!

Operation: Get A Car - Part II

Mission successful! After a thoroughly productive late night planning session in Mike's flat, mostly involving drinking tea, rambling, pointing at the map and grunting approvingly, we set off bright and early for sunny Warwick. A couple of hours of navigating the delights of the London transport system and two over-priced train tickets later, we handed over a disconcertingly large wad of £20 notes and became the proud owners of a 1988 1.1 litre Peogeot 205 (in a lovely, mud-friendly shade of white). This noble steed carried us effortlessly along the wild and untamed roads of suburban England for a good 100 miles, and even got around a substantial chunk of the M25 without major incident, leaving us feeling rather smug with our new purchase. Even if it does get a little grumpy if you try and drive faster than 60mph...

Two and a half months till Africa, bring it on!

Operation: Get A Car

With less than three months to go, and seeing us we might find it quite hard to get to Africa without one, we decided we should probably try and buy a car. The rules of the Rally state that all cars must be left-hand drive (for import into Cameroon) and have an engine size of 1 litre (to make it more likely that our car shudders to a halt in the middle of the Sahara desert, preferably with some turbaned gentlemen with camels and AK-47s advancing on us menacingly).

Our search for our trusty steed led us to eBay, where we happened upon a rather lovely 20 year old beige Renault 4 that looked appropriate for the task at hand. Undeterred by the seller's doubts that it would make it from Birmingham to London, we set about enthusiastically bidding. Unfortunately the obvious popularity of such a fine piece of French craftsmanship (and possibly our slightly suspect eBay skills) meant the price got a little high for our liking and we bottled it at the last minute. Bit of a shame, there may be plenty more fish in the sea but there ain't too many left-hand-drive-one-litres kicking around London. Not wanting to get disheartened, we quickly got on the rebound and have already spied another hopeful, will keep you updated......