The couples met in and formed a partnership to undertake a similar event from China to London in driving the same car. Having not previously travelled to this part of Africa, we decided to arrive early to meet up with the travellers as they arrived in Dar es Salaam and stay with them on the island of Zanzibar before going our separate ways for a few days while they continued the final two days drive to Nairobi. The car had survived the China to London trip in pretty good shape without any serious breakdowns.
We knew the cooling system would cope with the higher ambients so preparation was mostly about surviving African roads. Extensive underbody shields and a 20 mm increase in suspension height would avoid the worst of the damage. Borrowing a few measures from more modern cars, we also fitted heat shields to keep the footwell temperatures down and tinted side glass to cut down the heat loads. Shipping of the cars to Cape Town went amazingly smoothly.
Simon had found a competent shipper who allowed us to load the five cars leaving from Melbourne into two containers and tie them down firmly. Nothing moved during the sea voyage and the cars arrived together with the three from Queensland without damage.
Arrived in Dar es Salaam late afternoon after a delayed flight from Dubai. Dubai might not be the biggest airport in the world just yet but must be the most crowded. Nowhere to sit and with the flight delay we had a 7 hour wait. Perhaps Business Class would have been a good investment after allβ¦.
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You want to see colour and excitement but everything looks rundown and decrepit and you feel like you just got ripped off by the taxi driver. Just how do the Lonely Planet people negotiate the deals they describe in their guides? The welcome at the Protea Courtyard more than made up for it though and we enjoyed a good meal sitting by the pool. We could get used to this. We have all morning free before meeting up with the other travellers so decide to check out the Dar centre and port areas.
