What's it all about?
Welcome to Mind The Elephant, the website detailing the ins and outs of our (at
this stage proposed) "big camping trip".
We are Hannah and Will, two late twenty-somethings (just), currently living and
working in London, with a plan...
We have given ourselves 9 months to travel overland across Africa in our trusty
Land Cruiser, Stanley, starting in Stockport (there is method in our madness), driving
through Europe, down the west coast of Africa and then up part of the east. We're
hoping to get as far as Mombasa in the time we've given ourselves, leaving in
December 2008.
This website contains information about our trip - our route (intended and actual!),
preparations and a diary of our progress.
Where did it start?
Will's parents set off on a London to Cape Town trip on 10th December 1972, this
is probably where the first seed was sewn. It's just one of those things that you'll
never have time to do, so you just have to go ahead and do it.
Roof tent for sale
We've downsized the tent with got with the car, so we now have a 2.4x2.4 Howling
Moon tent up for grabs. If you're interested then give us a shout. Worth well
over £2000 new, we're asking for £1100, just so we can cover the cost of the
replacement. More pics on the photos page. The tent is currently in Peterborough. If you're interested then please drop us an email at