From 25th October - 1st December 2010, Mark and Sue will be driving from the UK to Elmina in Ghana, passing through; France, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso.
Thats over 6,000 miles and 6 weeks of travel!
For the people that want to know a little more about the car; it is a French made Delage DIS built in 1924 it a 4 cylinder 2.1cc and will celebrate its 86th birthday whilst away on the trip!
Why? Thats what I asked them when they told me this as well...
It is all for a Charity called the Sabre Trust, which sets out, via their 'kindergarten' projects to make school a better place for Ghanaian children and encourage them to stay in education for longer. Please take a second to look over their website: http://www.sabretrust.org/
Whilst I hope you consider this feat difficult enough for both the car and the two people inside it, they are also attempting to raise £4000 for the Sabre Trust on their trip. Anything that you can give is hugely appreciated! Please take a look at the Virgin Money Giving website @ http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/Delage2Africa
Whilst I appreciate that many people would like to use a different money giving website, away from the likes of big companies such as Virgin, this site is recommend by the Sabre Trust.
This blog will be updated as much as possible while they are away to give you an idea of the places they are travelling through and how the 86 year old car is getting on!
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