Married in the north of England, Jack and Jude rebuilt a derelict VW Van then drove that rattletrap south through the Sahara, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa until finally reaching Johannesburg in South Africa. A journey taking 8 months.
This mega adventure was written up from dairy notes and is the first of sixteen short stories in our latest book, Reflections in a Sailor’s Eyes. And there’s now a book length version in draft form awaiting completion in 2026. That full lenght book will be the first volume in the triolgy of African Honeymoon, Around the World in a Homemade Boat, and Two’s a Crew, the story of Jack and Jude’s amazing life together.
