Norfolk 2 Benin 2cv Africa...The Return!!!: Tanger

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

Friday 19 October 2012

Tanger – Assilah (Camping) 85km

I forgot to add, Laura’s mileage when leaving Norfolk was 65587

Monday 15^th

The Ferry was very nice. We had to reverse on which was an experience. Moments after being shown the room we were sleeping, afterwards we showered, ate and were all feeling ourselves again. The ferry crossing was slow but the rest was good, we uploaded our first weeks worth of 'tracks' onto our GPS and after 26 hours we docked at Tanger and after approx 2 hours we were through the border and had our money changed into the local currency 'Dirham' we then drove a tarmac route to our first camp.

Before setting off in Europe Laura was struggling a little with power but when her rubber hit African soil she began to wake up :)