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

Saturday 27 October 2012

Tree Camp – Ksar Tafnidilt / Tarfaya (Camping) 511km

Monday 22nd
Mileage 67931
Wow, today was awesome! I won the steering wheel again and we drove (after about 10km of off road) on tarmac again and it was a bit of a race to get to the beach were we would then drive 30km along, we mus meet together and drive at the same time (pretty much)
Those of you who have heard or stories or read my 2009 blog will know we had problems last time, we have to go through some water before the hard sand of the beach and last time we got water into our electronic ignition, Well this time it was different, 1. I was driving and 2. we got water into our standard point ignition, Laura pulled herself out of the water on her starter motor and after about 10-15min work I was flying down that beach like there was no tomorrow!
After the 30km of pure beach fun I 'let' Dad drive as I wanted some roof time! I could see everything really well from up there and it was cooler and FUN!
We had it all soft sand, rocks, water and all while we were driving through a beautiful Canyon, still the Salty African sea smell in the air, mmm lush.
Dad thought he would cool me off a few times when driving through the water but it was actually rather appreciated (the first time!)
We lost sight of one of the teams we were driving with (Fitz and Stan) so Dad and I went back and sound them under their car replacing a broken tye rod end, They had put a greese nipple into it which actually made it weak, but, luckily, we carry a spare.... no problem
The rest of the track continued to be just as fun and all the cars were close by which was really nice. The campsite was in the grounds of a lush hotel and is one Dad and I stayed at in 2009 so it was nice to revisit, We must leave at 5am tomorrow so another early night beckons!

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