A typical overland experience

Below is the list of the typical overlanding fun you should expect to get when driving from Cairo to Cape Town. And we think we got off lightly!

• 2 x brake actuators busted


• 2 x Power steering blown


• 1 x brake compressor burst


• 1 x gearbox broken


• 1 x Engine worn and changed


• 2 x Springs broken


• 6 x New tyres shredded by sandmats


• 1 x reversing crash into 24-wheeler


• 1 x drove truck off road


• 8 x bogged in sand in desert


• 1 x stepladder mangled


• 1 x stereo caught on fire


• 1 x amp blown


• 2 x speeding tickets


• 3 x Sea Urchin Injuries


• 1 x nairobi eye acid attacks


• 1 x Tetsi fly bite


• 3 x Jigger Fleas laid in people's toes


• 24 x Diarrhea (everyone)


• 3 x Scabies


• 1 x Malaria


• 1 x Sunstroke


• 1 x Tropical Ulcer


• 1 x builders thumb


• 2 x swollen spider bites


• 1 x dislocated thumb


• 1 x muscle freeze in neck


• 1 x locked into illegal club with heavies


• 2 x successful pickpocetings


• 6 x unsuccessful pickpocetings


• 1 x sandal lost


• 6 x cameras broken


• 4 x mobile phones lost


• 1 x mugging


• 11 x pairs of flip flops lost


• 10 x sunglasses lost


• 3 x shirts lost


• 3 x hats lost


• 4 x towels disappeared


• 24 x flooded tents


• 1 x hammock destroyed


• 2 x kite (the bird) attacks


• 70 x tent pegs lost


• 3 x gropings by strangers in the street


• 2 x blister beetle attacks


• 24 x 10 beers x 500ml x 117 days = 14,040 litres of beer consumed