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

Ksar Tafnidilt / Tarfaya - Dakhla 840km

Tuesday 23rd
Mileage 68129
Today is a loooong day but necessary to get from Morocco to Mauritania and we do have a treat at the end to look forward to! So we set off from camp before sunrise and followed the tarmac coast road south through the Western Sahara. Laura preformed brilliantly all day, she didn't miss a beat, its a really tough day on the car as we stop only every 1-2 hours to refuel or visit the desert bathroom then we are pedal to the metal again to make progress, we want to try and reach camp before sunset for our treat!
We drove all day with the roof open and only a Matts Soft Tops Sun Mesh over our heads, we were really pleased we has this as we were cooler without shutting the sun out completely, Thanks Matt!
It was again 30 degree c today and the rather boring road / drive was only broken up by police checks, we must hand in a document with lots of info on it (la Fische) smile sweetly and hope the officer will let us pass smoothly! Needless to say we had no problems :)
It was hard going on us today too, driving that road can be really tiring anyway but we seem to have could a cold! Dads is worse than mine, he is sneezing every 5 minutes I just have a really sore throat.
A highlight of the day was when a (heard?) of Camels decided to cross the road as the 2cv's approached but the best bit was when we arrived at the bivouac the organisation had arranged for freshly prepared Oysters! It was Oyster Camp, we have been here before and they were the freshest thing I've ever tasted and really yummy, so much so I had to tell myself to stop after about 8 as I don't want an upset belly tomorrow!

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