Currently this is just a very rough guide (total guess at this stage) as to where we'll be when. Until we have finalised plans for what we want to do in various countries and the route we're taking this will all be very much guess work. The chances of us sticking to this plan on route is also pretty much zero, but hey, as Dwight Eisenhower said - "plans are useless, but planning is indispensable."

Country Days Expected arrival Expected departure Visa required? Visas to obtain
United Kingdom 4 14-Dec-2008 18-Dec-2008 No
France 2 18-Dec-2008 20-Dec-2008 No
Spain 4 20-Dec-2008 24-Dec-2008 No
Gibraltar 1 24-Dec-2008 25-Dec-2008 No
Morocco 6 25-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2008 No
Western Sahara 5 31-Dec-2008 05-Jan-2009 No
Mauritania 5 05-Jan-2009 10-Jan-2009 3 day transit visa available on the border - Extend in Nouakchott if need be
Senegal 7 10-Jan-2009 17-Jan-2009 No
The Gambia 7 17-Jan-2009 24-Jan-2009 No for 28 days
Senegal 4 24-Jan-2009 28-Jan-2009 No Mali, visa entente (HOW DO WE GET THIS???), Cameroon
Mali 8 28-Jan-2009 05-Feb-2009 Get in Senegal
Burkina Faso 9 05-Feb-2009 14-Feb-2009 Visa Entente
Ghana 7 14-Feb-2009 21-Feb-2009 Get in Burkina Faso Ghana in Ouagadougou
Togo 7 21-Feb-2009 28-Feb-2009 Visa Entente Nigeria in Accra
Benin 7 28-Feb-2009 07-Mar-2009 Visa Entente
Nigeria 7 07-Mar-2009 14-Mar-2009 Get in Ghana
Cameroon 10 14-Mar-2009 24-Mar-2009 Get in Senegal (Congo??), DRC, Cameroon, Gabon (Multiple Entry) in Yaoumde
Gabon 7 24-Mar-2009 31-Mar-2009 Get in Cameroon (Congo?? 7 day transit), Sao Tome
Sao Tome and Principe 10 31-Mar-2009 10-Apr-2009 Get in Gabon
Gabon 7 10-Apr-2009 17-Apr-2009 Multi entry still valid
Congo 7 17-Apr-2009 24-Apr-2009 Get in Cameroon or Gabon
Democratic Republic of The Congo 7 24-Apr-2009 01-May-2009 Get in Cameroon Transit visa for Angola in Matadi
Angola 10 01-May-2009 11-May-2009 Transit visa from DRC
Namibia 12 11-May-2009 23-May-2009 No
South Africa 7 23-May-2009 30-May-2009 No
Lesotho 4 30-May-2009 03-Jun-2009 On arrival
South Africa 5 03-Jun-2009 08-Jun-2009 No
Swaziland 3 08-Jun-2009 11-Jun-2009 No
Mozambique 5 11-Jun-2009 16-Jun-2009 On arrival
Zimbabwe 4 16-Jun-2009 20-Jun-2009 On arrival
Botswana 14 20-Jun-2009 04-Jul-2009 No
Zambia 14 04-Jul-2009 18-Jul-2009 On arrival
Malawi 14 18-Jul-2009 01-Aug-2009 No
Mozambique 9 01-Aug-2009 10-Aug-2009 On arrival
Tanzania 9 10-Aug-2009 19-Aug-2009 On arrival
Kenya 14 19-Aug-2009 02-Sep-2009 On arrival



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