In January 2013 we set off from Reykjavik , we wanted to be the first ever overland trip to make it driving all the way from Iceland to South Africa, we had a 35 year old ex British army truck that was converted to carry 15 people and had big mud tires and strong 4x4. We were the first to try, 66° North to 33° South driving via west Africa, cooking on camp fires and camping in the bush. Our group was made up of roughly equal Icelanders and Internationals with a 50/50 mix of guys and girls,with our age group going from 20 to 40. There are many modern companys that do overland tours in Africa, but this was a more basic type of company ,reminiscent of the 60s and 70s overland expeditions no aircon,
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