This is the mighty 80 series project vehicle. drove this down from the UK to Malawi via Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. Fantastic vehicle, and good visibility at night! The lights are really cheap insurance for 24 hr travel.
This was my Dakar. Bought it from a guy who had not used it for 6 yrs. It wold not run at all. It was my first injected bike. Managed to get it going and had many a wonderful Sunday exploring Malawi on this.
Testing the water distiller at Malamulo Adventist Hospital. This one makes all the distilled water for the lab.
This is the mighty 80 series project vehicle. drove this down from the UK to Malawi via Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. Fantastic vehicle, and good visibility at night! The lights are really cheap insurance for 24 hr travel.
Much of the last 2 decades was spent in the service of Adventist Health International as their Field Service technician. This involved a Toyota Landcruiser and a 13500km circuit through Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda and western Ethiopia. My official title was "Project Fixit"! Id like to share just a few picture of some of the interesting task there and some of the things that helped keep me sane, though that is a matter of opinion I guess!
Please scroll through and have a look. Doing this work is my recreation, along with reading service manuals! I guess I therefore qualify as a "sad git". At least a useful sad git!
About to leave home in the UK and head for Dover. note to self. Thule roof bars are not up to holding a spare tyre for this type of journey. They squeaked so badly and nearly drove me bonkers!
This was the highest of the minibuses I saw in Tunisia. There are obviously no low bridges or power lines.
On the western most road of Tanzania is a little national park. The entrance to it is a low bridge over a river that is full of hippos. The water is getting low so they bunch up.
About to leave home in the UK and head for Dover. note to self. Thule roof bars are not up to holding a spare tyre for this type of journey. They squeaked so badly and nearly drove me bonkers!
Here are a few photos from the trip from the UK to Malawi done in July 2008.