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We woke up on Monday faced with a day of no travelling which was the first time this had happened since we left Spain almost three weeks and what seems like a lifetime ago. So after a leisurely breakfast we decided to he...

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After a very windy night that started off too hot and ended up too cold with our tents raining condensation on us we woke up at 7am, had a spot of coffee and drove into the bush to use our faithful bumper dumper. We then...

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After our camel dinner in Dakhla we woke early and had a spot of breakfast in the hotel restaurant and then ventured down to the fishing village at the very end of the spit of land. This wasn’t the sort of sight we were ...

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Monday was the day we left Morocco and entered Western Sahara. As we crossed the border we were pulled over and went through the usual checks on our identity and intentions. Western Sahara is a disputed territory under M...

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We woke up in the Alamo’s poor relation and had breakfast at about 8.30am which consisted of a hard boiled egg, some Moroccan Dairy Lea and some jam with a fly in it – special jam. After breakfast we started to load the ...

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We settled into our AirBNB in Erfoud which was in the centre of town. Erfoud is a noisy bustling town on the edge of the Sahara with no Europeans in sight. We were treated with curiosity by the locals who tried to drag u...

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We were up before the dawn to drive to Algericas to catch the ferry to Tangiers so that we could begin our Moroccan adventure and little did we know or suspect. “Morocco you take our breath away at every turn.

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After an early night to bed in Logrono after an early dinner where Richard accosted a poor old lady carrying a coffee because he thought it was his – apparently he mistook her for a waitress – we left at first light and ...

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Thursday was a rest day so we had a lie in and Richard and Tim decided to have a little run through the vineyards to Chateau Palmer, Richard's historic family seat while Mick settled his tummy back at base.

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The intrepid explorers set their vehicle to warp factor 5 and were in The Loire and Chateau Soucherie in 4 1/2 hours arriving at the Chateau at 12.30pm. On the way we stopped for fuel at a motorway Aire and for breakfast...

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On Sunday the three adventurers arrived in Dieppe sleep deprived and excited and were immediately stopped by the French customs officers who took a great interest in what our purpose of coming to France was and where we ...

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The three amigos left Widecombe just after 10am on Saturday and headed up the A303 towards Rusper. On the way out of Devon we realised that we had forgotton our tow rope and vehicle rescue kit but instead of turning roun...

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Last night saw the farewell drinks party at The Rugglestone Inn with some pretty impressive fireworks provided by our friendly neighbourhood Pyromaniac, Mark Hutchins (see video link below). The truck has survived the ex...

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Things are gearing up and preparations are being made in a frenzy. Only 2 sleeps left before our intrepid explorers leave for West Africa

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So the final adjustments are being made to our truck so that we can travel in comfort and know that our kit is safe. The most important part of the modifications is to create the "bumper dumper" which will make the morni...

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The story started a couple of years ago and suddenly it is just around the corner and we will be leaving on our little adventure in less than 4 months.

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