Our route took us across the Straits of Gibralter, then south over the Atlas Mountains into the Sahara Desert taking the central route to Niger, then Nigeria where the Biafran War proved a problem, onwards to Centeral African Republic and the Congo to East Africa. The Volkswagon died permenantly there.  We travelled on with others to South Africa, the journey taking one year all up.

The original van in Mum's Drive	Gas Cooker by doors, sink opposite lounge makes into bed

Metal worker in Old Market at Fez	Crowded lanes of Old Market
Mosque in centre of Market	Extraordinary ornate entry in plaster and tiles
Vat dying of leather for cushions and clothing	Sewing fancy jellabas

El Golea	Christmas 1968, In Salah
Tademait Plateau The end of the tarmac  2,000km of wilderness ahead	Beauty untouched by man
The northern half of the desert	The track near Ghardaia
	Jude on a joy ride in Tamanrasset
Stuck up to our wheel hubs in Sahara sand	Agadez , first outpost in Niger
Agades, Niger: Replacing front suspension  with one salvaged in desert	Stuck again! This time a hole blown in a piston

Setting hair styles in Maiduguri, Nigeria
Judith at the market at Fort Lamy, Chad	Fish dried on a stake, travels well
Selling yellow peppers	Outdoor butcher

Entering the Congo from Bangassou, C.A.R.	A typical day in the jungle
White Nile in the background
What must be left behind?	This the passenger side The driver's side was worse!

Crossing the Equator in Kenya with David, Stuart and Charlie

The bridge across the Zambesi at Victoria Falls and the border between Zambia and Rhodesia This was our view for three weeks But that's another story...

Last Update 24 August 2003