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| This will be our transport and home during the Serengeti Trip 2011! |
"What will you be driving with?" I hear you ask. A Hilux, of course! I wouldn't want to take on such a long journey through Africa in anything other than a Toyota Hilux. They are vertually indistructable and if you drive sensably it will seldom let you down.
We will be using my 2.7l petrol double cab 4x4. By the time we depart it will probably have about 190 000km on the clock, which is not much for a Hilux! But before we leave, our baby will undergo some dramatic changes, all of which we will post on this blog.
Firstly she is getting a customized drawer system in the back. This will make it much easier to pack and store things in the canopy. Secondly she will be getting a customized aluminium canopy with side doors, making it even simpler to pack and unpack the back! Thirdly she will get a roof rack in front, which will hold one spare wheel, two jerry cans and two gas bottles. Lastly we will add a pullout type awning on the side to provide shade and cover from the rain. This will be especially valuable since we are travelling in summer - the hottest, wettest time of the year!
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| Our Toyota Hilux before the face-lift. |
Keep following our progress with the Hilux's face lift on the Serengeti Trip 2011 blog! We will post photos after every new piece of body and equiment is added!
3 comments:
I am so incredibly envious, I would LOVE to do such an epic adventure. I will follow your progress with great enthusiasm !! Have fun and be safe..it's a jungle out there!
On your way back if you need to rinse the dust with a nice cup of coffee. Feel free I still got fam in Francistown for a stop over. Just let us know how the wind blow. Will for sure keep an eye on the blog and make sure every one that side - Immagination(CCL) also check it out. I think some of your followers are already more exited than the 2 of you.
Ek's ge-"connect"! Julle moet die oefenlopies geniet (Kruger, Zimbabwe, Mkuzi en Namibië) - JI, jammer al die lekkerte is jou nie beskore. Voorspoed met al die reëlings! Julle is besig om baaaie mense oneindig jaloers te maak, maar ons gaan saam met julle toer op die skerm. Julle is baie oulik! Esther
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