Of wine ships and flame-throwers

Lyn went off to AfrikaBurns last weekend in the hope of picking up some basic survival skills to see us through the Put Foot Rally. For the uninitiated AfrikaBurn is pretty much an African version of Burning Man in the US.. A stern warning from the organisers states: “YOU VOLUNTARILY ASSUME THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH BY ATTENDING THIS EVENT ... You must bring enough food, water, shelter and first aid to survive for a week in a harsh environment.”

We’re not sure whether she learnt anything but she did come home with some pretty far-fetched stories of wine ships and fire-breathing dragons, as well as some new crazy ideas as to how we can decorate Constance our rally vehicle.

Option 1: Grass 

Option 2: Silver bug - pretty sure that's a Conquest like our Constance under there

Option 3: Wine ship - 2000 litres of wine on tap, how can you go wrong?

Option 4: Tank (flame thrower optional)

Top Ten Tuesday - Things We HAVE to do

With less than 80 days till we hit the road we've realised that the time for endearing photos of kittens has passed and we really need to get our thinking caps on. So, our top ten list of things we have to do before we get on the road:

1) Figure out what visas we need - Laura, having a different passport to Lyn and Robs, must take special heed of this one.
2) Get our jabs and certificates of aforementioned jabs. Apparently we need a yellow fever injection and apparently this is sore. Someone should have told me before I paid my deposit.
3) Settle the map versus GPS debate and buy whichever is agreed upon.
4) Plot a route and decide where needs to be booked in advance. 
5) Agree to allowed baggage amounts and sort out roof rack
6) Do inventory of camping gear and buy anything we're missing.
7) Get international driver's licenses.
8) Figure out how best to carry money, what form the money should take and how much.
9) Have car serviced and find relevant papers.
10) FUND RAISE!

Usually I find list writing soothing. Today I have found it overwhelming so to cheer us all up (and me in particular) I give you:

That is all.

Fursday Thursday - It's what's inside that counts

We're going to be in the car alot. Indeed, just getting from Checkpoint A to Checkpoint B sees us covering 1700kms which is at least 17 hours based on a speed, which in Africa, is probably unlikely and it'll be more like 30 hours. With this in mind then, our Fursdays shouldn't have been so much about the exterior of the car, but the interior instead. I know Robs wasn't happy with covering Connie in fur but perhaps she wouldn't mind a kitty steering wheel?

Or perhaps we should be trying to fit in with our surroundings more. Zebra anyone?

Although I can't deny that I am hugely drawn to this. Is it the colour, is it the fabric, is it the ludicrousness of it? Perhaps it's the way all those three combine to give you the wonder that is:

It's probably sweat inducing and itchy as anything but you've got to suffer for that sort of glory!

These are but a few of the awesome interiors that oddee has found. For the full selection, and I'd say it's worth a little two minute break, click here.