Back to Basics
It’s been months since I have been able to get inside my head. The constant distractions and lack of free time “me time” have left me at odds with myself. I have neglected my best friend in the world… me!
The vast African continent and its never ending dirt roads have given me back the most precious thing in the world… the time to get inside my head and think and look at this crazy world from the outside. It’s easy to get sucked into the chaos we call “life”.
We have all been taking malaria pills for the last 2 weeks, and I think they are making us all crazy! One of the common side effects is wild dreams… my dreams have not necessarily been wild, but just recurring ones centered around Barcelona. They feel more like visions of the future rather then dreams… I now only wish I could see the winning lottery numbers.
My days have been filled with endless driving, hunger, lack of water and the constant search for directions, food and a place to sleep. We haven’t been making too many stops, as there is just too much freaking ground to cover in such a short period.
About the cars… well I guess you could call us “African Overlanders”. The term pretty much means someone that drives long distances overland. It’s funny when you see other overlanders in their big Land Cruisers/Land Rovers with their fancy GPS units, massive tires and extra gas tanks on the roof. It’s hard not to laugh at how under prepared and ill equipped we are.
Two things are either going to happen.
1) We breakdown or get to a place where we cant go any further because our cars were just not built for it.
Or
2) We make it all the way and realize in the end you don’t always need the biggest and most expensive toys to have fun!
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