Plymouth - Banjul Challenge: The Kickoff Meeting

This weekend was kickoff-party in Plymouth, and co-pilot Fabian and I mastered the first test of our globetrotter survival abilities: Drive nearly 800 km to go meet fellow participants, party, drink lots of alcohol, pass out, and drive back 800 km in less than 48 hours. Done that.

The real odyssey of 6.000 kilometers through dusty deserts and juicy jungles will start on December 26th, and we're hot and ready to go. Now we need to spend our £15 wisely to prepare the car for the ride of a lifetime. We were thinking of buying mudflaps for the money ...

Take a look at these great pictures of last years challenge I found on the internet.