Overlander's Handbook
Trip Reports
Belgium to Cape Town ~ Land Rover Discovery 200Tdi
| Who | Rob ~ email |
| Profession | Geographer |
| Born 1974 | Nationality Belgian |
| Previous travel experience | Backpacking in Europe and Northern Africa. Algeria |
| This trip | Belgium - Cape Town |
| Departure date | Sept 2003 |
| Number in group | 1,5 |
| Trip duration | 9 months |
| Distance covered | 30.000km |
| Cost of trip (not incl. vehicle) | Don't know exactly guess around 9.000€ |
| Best day | Don't really know. A few very strong moments in Mauritania, Burkina, Nigeria, Kameroun, Congo, Angola, Namibia and Botswana |
| Worst/ hardest day | The day my GF left |
| Favourite place | Burkina and Botswana, but also Nigeria, Angola and the Sahara |
| Biggest headache | - |
| Wish I hadn't | eaten that steak on christmas eve |
| Most pleasant surprise | santa claus also visits burkina. There's a little Burkinabe running about named after me. |
| Any illness | upset stomach after eating that steak on X-mas eve |
| Other trips planned | around the caspian sea |
| One overlanding tip | Use your intuition. By large, most people have good intentions, so relax. |
| Type of Vehicle | Land Rover Discovery 200Tdi |
| Age/ mileage on departure | 10 years 150.000km |
| Modifications | bashplate, rooftent on thule bars, organized the back, split charge battery, air horn |
| Most useful accessory | roof tent, gas cooker |
| Mods you wish you'd done | Nothing really. Should have had better front springs. |
| Tyres used | BFgoordrich all terrain 225 75 |
| Number of punctures |
| Vehicle's weak point | - |
| Vehicle's strong point | extreem good value for money, comfortable |
| Vehicle problems | fuel solenoid, diff lock linkage, clutch slave cylinder |
| Same vehicle again? | next is a lada 2104, have an Iveco 4x4 coming up. Maybe later. |
| One driving tip | If you give up early you can always revers out and try again. |