The Road Chose Me: Driving a Jeep Wrangler 80,000 miles around Africa for 2 years

[Dan Grec]

Hey Dan! Loving the updates on the trip! Im pretty much checking your site everyday hoping for a new update. Been really dreaming about doing a trip like yours and have officially made a savings account to help me achieve it. I live in alberta, so i'm thinking a trip to Inuvik and Prudhoe bay will be a good way to start getting into overlanding! Can't wait for the next update!

Thanks for the kind words and the interest in my trip!

I was living in Calgary before I set out up to Prudhoe the first time, then turned around and went down to the bottom of South America!

Alaska and the Yukon are spectacular, you won't regret it.
I love it so much I call it home now!

All the best getting your trip off the ground, let me know if I can help in any way.

-Dan

 

[Dan Grec]

Hey everyone,

Exactly a year to the day since I bought this Jeep, I have driven it to Elephants!!



http://theroadchoseme.com/pendjari-national-park

I am still pinching myself, and I can't believe the scale of the adventures I have already had, but more than that, what is in front of me!

The adventure keeps growing by the day!

Next up: Nigeria.
Gulp.

-Dan

 

[fjmario]

One of the most amazing blogs I follow.... living the overland dream!

 

[Dan Grec]

Thanks!

After 12,800 miles through 12 countries, the time has come to enter Nigeria!



Starting tomorrow, follow a post every day on The Road Chose Me for the duration of my drive across Nigeria.

I am not certain I will have the ability to update here as I move through, so be sure to follow The Road Chose Me on Facebook so you don't miss an update, or check http://theroadchoseme.com every day!

(You can also sign up for email updates from The Road Chose Me - fill in the form on the top right of screen at http://theroadchoseme.com)



This is one I have been anxious about for many months.

-Dan

 

[DiploStrat]

Keep all Three Eyes ...

open.

Nigeria is the BIG country with the BIG city.

(At least until you hit Congo.)

 

[Dan Grec]

Hi All,

Nigeria is rolling along.

I drove in, through an interesting Immigration post and did not get any paperwork for my Jeep at all.
I really hope that does not become a problem.....
http://theroadchoseme.com/into-nigeria


On the first day I went through a lot of intense military checkpoints, and had to deal with prices magically going up...
http://theroadchoseme.com/across-nigeria-day-one

There are daily updates on The Road Chose Me, and Facebook and Instagram. Don't miss a day as I drive across Nigeria!

-Dan

 

[FreedomTraveler]

Dan,

Did you make it out of Nigeria?

The website is down.

Safe Travels and keep up the great reports,

 

[rubicon91]

Dan,

Did you make it out of Nigeria?

The website is down.

Safe Travels and keep up the great reports,

His site has been down for 2 days now but he does have updates on his FB page and todays update was reading about him making the border and all. Great daily reads. Cannot wait to catch up on the last 2 days when site comes back up.

 

[JeffMerlet]

He seems to be totally fine; check his instagram https://www.instagram.com/theroadchoseme/ or twitter https://twitter.com/dangrec feeds. He's now at the border of nigeria and cameroon: https://twitter.com/dangrec/status/873192988129673216

 

[Dan Grec]

Hey guys,

Sorry the site is down, I am working on it!

We crossed into Cameroon at a border where the immigration officer had never seen a foreigner in his 3 year posting.

Yeah, we went off the beaten path!

-Dan

 

[Dan Grec]

Hi All,

Ahhhh, I got the website fixed, sorry it's been offline.
When in doubt, turn off code you wrote yourself

For those that missed it, the journey across Nigeria has been amazing, here are a few links to the pages you might not have seen while the site was down:

Moving North to the smallest border of the entire expedition:
http://theroadchoseme.com/across-nigeria-day-ten

(This is the international border!)

Nigeria Ends:
http://theroadchoseme.com/nigeria-ends

Crossing into Cameroon at a border where the Immigration officer had never seen a single foreigner in his three year posting!
http://theroadchoseme.com/into-cameroon

-Dan

 

[Christian P.]

Dan - awesome trip so far!!!!

 

[Dan Grec]

Dan - awesome trip so far!!!!

Merci beaucoup, mon ami!

-Dan

 

[Dan Grec]

Hi All,

I am roaming around the mountainous NorthWest of Cameroon, absolutely loving the lack of humidity and cool nights.
Slowing down is also really nice after the hectic pace of Nigeria.

Stories here:
http://theroadchoseme.com/the-mountains-of-the-cameroon-ring-road
http://theroadchoseme.com/cameroon-tea-estates

-Dan

 

[DiploStrat]

Love the Grasslands!

Dan,

Your picture looks like it was taken yesterday! (Edited to correct: (Edited to correct: (Edited to correct: (Edited to correct: "Your picture looks like it was taken forty years ago!")

That part of Cameroon was my old Consular District and it was one of the most magical places on earth. If you like beef, the Fulani of the grasslands grow most of the beef sold in Cameroon and so it is cheap and good. Fans of African art, especially wood carvings, will be in heaven. Bamelike textiles are beautiful.

And offer up a prayer for our old friend, Enugu, who died on a cattle drive, soon after these pictures were taken.

Finally, enjoy Bamenda. I suspect that it has changed a lot!

Safe travels and thanks for stirring up old memories!