Calm before the storm
Another diary type post so we can look back and see if everything turns out the way we thought it was going to (unlikely).
On the car front a couple of weeks of digging turned up two Isuzu Troopers, both with identical specs in the same part of the country for roughly the same amount of money. Two cars however, turned out be one car being sold by the current owner and an aggro sounding wannabe car dealer trying to sell us the German’s car on his behalf without the German knowing and diddle us out of £150 odd quid in the process. Expletive
Dave and myself are therefore heading to Brummie land tomorrow to view said Trooper, buy it if its what he says it is and then head to the Village to pay Rich ‘two hip’ Marshall a visit. NB ‘two hip’ not ‘too hip’
Talks with Pageant continue, we now have an ibrakeforcake section on their website and we are feeding them news as and when. Dave and myself are meeting Pippa and Ian who run the charity and Omar, the science co-ordinator for a Gambian school of 3000!!! primary school pupils, on the 29th of July. Hopefully we can get some local knowledge, find out the kind of challenges schools in Gambia are facing and how we can help and put to Omar the kind of resource and information we’d like to bring back for Edison Schools.
During his visit it looks hopeful that Omar will be able to visit a school supported by Edison for the day and later in his visit meet the Edison MD with Dave, myself and Mum. I’m of the opinion this venture should be a trade of knowledge, contacts and teaching resources for English schools in exchange for resources, funding and teaching material for Gambian schools rather than a cut and dried donation of money.
Dave and myself have both started reading through last years PB challenge road book, a compilation of advise, hearsay and tales from the dessert and both gulped simultaneously, although we already knew it, this isn’t gonna be a walk in the sand dunes. Talk of sponsorship blah blah blah is all good but there is a real risk if we don’t get our prep and groundwork right that we won’t even make it as far as Gambia.
As an aside I’ve been reading Robert Young Pelton’s highly entertaining ‘Dangerous Places’ a tell it like it is guide to the Worlds more interesting destinations. Also see the aptly named comeback alive website. Granted it does include sections on the lethal range of various firemans but also some very grounded chapters on the far more likely event of falling ill (getting the shits), dealing with officials and bribes, helpful tips on personal and vehicle documentation and generally how not too panic (see also hitchhikers guide to the galaxy!!)
Hopefully the next post will be full of car pics!!
Laters
www.comebackalive.com
above picture remains copyright of www.comebackalive.com
Another diary type post so we can look back and see if everything turns out the way we thought it was going to (unlikely).
On the car front a couple of weeks of digging turned up two Isuzu Troopers, both with identical specs in the same part of the country for roughly the same amount of money. Two cars however, turned out be one car being sold by the current owner and an aggro sounding wannabe car dealer trying to sell us the German’s car on his behalf without the German knowing and diddle us out of £150 odd quid in the process. Expletive
Dave and myself are therefore heading to Brummie land tomorrow to view said Trooper, buy it if its what he says it is and then head to the Village to pay Rich ‘two hip’ Marshall a visit. NB ‘two hip’ not ‘too hip’
Talks with Pageant continue, we now have an ibrakeforcake section on their website and we are feeding them news as and when. Dave and myself are meeting Pippa and Ian who run the charity and Omar, the science co-ordinator for a Gambian school of 3000!!! primary school pupils, on the 29th of July. Hopefully we can get some local knowledge, find out the kind of challenges schools in Gambia are facing and how we can help and put to Omar the kind of resource and information we’d like to bring back for Edison Schools.
During his visit it looks hopeful that Omar will be able to visit a school supported by Edison for the day and later in his visit meet the Edison MD with Dave, myself and Mum. I’m of the opinion this venture should be a trade of knowledge, contacts and teaching resources for English schools in exchange for resources, funding and teaching material for Gambian schools rather than a cut and dried donation of money.
Dave and myself have both started reading through last years PB challenge road book, a compilation of advise, hearsay and tales from the dessert and both gulped simultaneously, although we already knew it, this isn’t gonna be a walk in the sand dunes. Talk of sponsorship blah blah blah is all good but there is a real risk if we don’t get our prep and groundwork right that we won’t even make it as far as Gambia.
As an aside I’ve been reading Robert Young Pelton’s highly entertaining ‘Dangerous Places’ a tell it like it is guide to the Worlds more interesting destinations. Also see the aptly named comeback alive website. Granted it does include sections on the lethal range of various firemans but also some very grounded chapters on the far more likely event of falling ill (getting the shits), dealing with officials and bribes, helpful tips on personal and vehicle documentation and generally how not too panic (see also hitchhikers guide to the galaxy!!)
Hopefully the next post will be full of car pics!!
Laters
www.comebackalive.com
above picture remains copyright of www.comebackalive.com
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