Overlander's Handbook
Trip Reports
London to Cape Town ~ Nissan Patrol 2.8TD
| Who | Sam Alessandri ~ email ~ website |
| Profession | Director of tv ads and doccies |
| Born 20-01-72 | Nationality RSA |
| Previous travel experience | Traveled Mozambique namibia lesotho swaziland as holiday maker only |
| This trip | London to Cape town |
| Departure date | June 2005 |
| Number in group | 8 |
| Trip duration | 6 months |
| Distance covered | 30 000kms |
| Cost of trip (not incl. vehicle) | Commecially run... a lot :) |
| Best day | Waking up to thunder and lightning in Kampala...like no other Ngorongoro crater...well thats all i need to say |
| Worst/ hardest day | Not one bad day bar the day i broke my nose in an Italian pool..... and watching one or 2 members argueing.... |
| Favourite place | Jinja uganda and Kili and Ngorongor crater |
| Biggest headache | ariving in kampala meeting the rest of the crew and drinking waragi....wow! |
| Wish I hadn't | taken so much clothing!!! |
| Most pleasant surprise | africa |
| Any illness | Oh yes.. the belly thing |
| Other trips planned | oh yes... every african country in one go 1 year or so |
| One overlanding tip | dont take so much.. waste of space. |
| Type of Vehicle | nissan patrol 2005 2.8 td |
| Age/ mileage on departure | 2002 kms |
| Modifications | roof racks long range tanks water tank cage drawers |
| Most useful accessory | cage and the inverter...oh an my ipod |
| Mods you wish you'd done | had em all |
| Tyres used | goodyear not sure of type though.. |
| Number of punctures |
| Vehicle's weak point | roof rack holder.. the little ridge thing rusted quick |
| Vehicle's strong point | all strong.. maybe the diesel filters too fine |
| Vehicle problems | diesel filters clogged.. easy to change |
| Same vehicle again? | without a doubt |
| One driving tip | watch out for traffic in uganda... crazy |