In 2009 Dad and I completed 'Touareg Trail, The Hardcore Edition' and were crowned 'Most Hardcore Team at the finish! Check out ore 2009 blog: http://www.norfolk2benin.blogspot.com/


This year we will return!!!

The routes are mainly off road and in 2 parts...

Part 1: The Dakar Challenge: Starts in France and meanders across the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and the deserts of Mauritania to the legendary capital of Senegal: Dakar.

Part 2: Raid Afrique: From Senegal we travel via savanna and jungle routes of Mali, on to Burkina Faso and Togo to the white sandy beaches of the tropics in Benin. Twenty 2cvs are due to participate with only the minimum of support.

"Amazingly behind the steering wheels of these cars are not professional rally drivers, not Paris-Dakar drivers nor racing fanatics but ordinary people with one thing in common, an absolute passion for adventure in its purest form."

You can read more about the adventure(s) on the organisations official website: www.touareg-trail.be


Last time we raised £1,500 for the charity Unicef, this time we want to do it again but for Parkinsons UK. So we need your support, please dig deep and sponsor us to help this fantastic charity. Simply visit or webpage: http://www.justgiving.com/2cvAfrica

Wednesday 7 November 2012

Nouakchott – Campement de Keur Massene (Camping) 294km

Sunday 28th
Mileage 69254
This morning we made a short visit to the sea shore and saw the African fishing boats, I loved to see them, they are all painted bright colours and patterns and a lovely sight to see. We continued on through crazy busy Nouakchott (here it does not matter if nothing works on your car as long as you have a good horn!) We have a long track of tarmac then a little under 100km of off road to our next camp which we are told there will be something special there for us.
Once we reached the off road it was a fun day of driving, weaving to avoid big (well hidden) holes, I 2 cars bent arms on this track today it was pretty tough at times, the scenery was nice, we are beginning to see a bit more greenery now and we were even lucky enough to spot the wild boar which we were warned about. They are known to be aggressive and the advice we received was to stay inside the car if you see them so my photo is not great (also because the african dust has stopped the 'zoom' working on my camera) but its evidence! :)
There is a team who I have nicknames the 'Rasta Dudes' (their car is red yellow and green and the number plate lends itself well to the name – of course they are dudes also!) :)
We came across them (Robin & Jari) on the track helping the 2 cars with bent arms, we stopped also but when the Rasta dudes set off again after a couple of metres they discovered their gearbox was stuck in 3rd gear, we assisted until the mechanics arrived one of which (David) then drove the car (in 3rd gear) though the rest of the rough track, back to camp which was about 20-30kms!
Later in camp Dad, Erik and I took the gearbox apart there were parts which had come loose but no lasting damage so we wound up and secured everything back in is rightful place and they were back on the road again the following morning! That's team work!
The surprise of the evening was a huge pork shank thing with vegetables which was delicious

The Rasta Dudes have a website which they are recording their adventure on too, take a look: www.2cvtrail.com
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