Sonja and Jan Gehler are a German couple with a serious interest in adventure travel. The Gehlers spent a year on the road, driving completely around coastal Africa (plus Yemen, Iran and Turkey) in a Land Rover Defender 90 with rooftop tent.
The trip is described on their web site http://www.Afrika-Offroad.de The text is in German. The web site is worth reading with a translator like Babelfish or Google Translate. The web site has a diary of their experiences, GPS waypoints, maps and a description of their preparations for the trip.
ExPo readers will appreciate the details about expenditures during the year-long trip. The Gehlers spent about €13,000 ($19,000).
The trip is described on their web site http://www.Afrika-Offroad.de The text is in German. The web site is worth reading with a translator like Babelfish or Google Translate. The web site has a diary of their experiences, GPS waypoints, maps and a description of their preparations for the trip.
ExPo readers will appreciate the details about expenditures during the year-long trip. The Gehlers spent about €13,000 ($19,000).