Let the Preparations Begin!

I suppose it's about time for me to tell you how the preparations are all coming along.

Throughout the preparation and the trip the blog will be run in two sections:

The Trip Bit...

and

The Car Bit...

So first and foremost;

The Trip Bit...

One of the first things (after signing up to the rally) for Sue to do; was to use the excuse of the heat to buy some light weight 'desert' clothes!

Both participants are currently complaining of a slight pain in their arms as they get a variety of different vacinations for the trip. Ontop of that the kitchen is slowly filling up with different concoctions of drugs to keep them alive and bug free whilst away!

Both Mark, Sue and Chris (the one writing this for the technophobes) got lost in the local villages whilst attempting to understand how the GPS worked...they tell me they know how it works now, but I remain sceptical!

The most important detail so far of course is that the virgin money giving website has been set up! Please take a look at this:

http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/Delage2Africa

The Car Bit...

This is the business end of the deal at the moment.

The car has recently passed its MOT and mark is very busy gathering as many spares as possible so that he can be prepared for every eventuality.

The car's gearbox and prop-shaft have been re-built with the differential currently in pieces. The rear seats have been removed to give extra storage space and the front seats have been replaced with a more modern alternative to give a far more comfortable ride than the old wood-worm ridden seats could ever have dreamed of.

Sue

The Best Bit: The unexpected to come.

The Worst Bit: The thought of digging her own toilet.

Mark

The Best Bit: Looking forward to driving across the Western desert.

The Worst Bit: The inevitable concerns about the car.