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Paul Hurcomb, London to CapeTown, 2007, in Mali

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Paul Hurcomb, London to CapeTown,
in Mali. Trail from Douentza north
leading to the ferry to cross
the Niger, then onto Tombouctou



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Hi Keith,

The vehicle is registered under my name and luckily I can provide a proof of address in the UK as we do ALL of our banking there etc plus my Last german passport was issued in london! I looked on the RAC website and actually didn't think that the £1350 odd gbp's was too bad based on a £3000 vehicle value. plus after the refunds etc, it would only actually cost us in the region of £750. Was quite suprised actually!!

I have sent the AA in Kenya and the RAC emails yesterday and am waiting to hear back from them. The AAK might prove to work out a fair bit cheaper which would be nice but will wait and see.

The Kenya AA have sent me a very brief response suggesting that they could provide us with a one-way carnet, but they have also said that they will have a deeper look to confirm this, so could turn out not.

The whole thing is super confusing, and a pain in the whatsit to say the least so I really appreciate the time you've taken to offer advise based on your personal experience...it would appear that this would be the best course of action for us as well if the RAC agree....will wait and see what both these associations can offer and keep you posted.

how far into your trip are you now?

Danny
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how far into your trip are you now?
70,102 kilometres so far.

Taking the scenic route: from Kerikeri, Northland, New Zealand → to Pokhara, Nepal.

Best of luck with your planning.

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Hi Keith,

Your trip sounds EPIC!! nicework!! :-)

Just wanted to thank you again for pointing me in the direction of the RAC, I was unaware that they would consider a foreign vehicle for carnet...as it happens they have agreed to issue us a carnet for our trip at a decent price and with an insurance indemnity, so ALL IS GOOD!! :-)

The Kenyans wanted a FULL 250% cash deposit so I very politely told them to "ahem" bugger off!!

Asante Sana from Tanzania:-)

Happy Travels

Danny & Alice
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I was going to PM you with a few idiot questions about Tanzania but I've not been on here long enough to send PMs. Perhaps you could PM me?
I realise there are no dumb questions and this forum is about information exchange but my Q's are pretty simple. If we end up in a huge dialogue, I'll create a thread
Just to say I'm in Kampala with variable internet connectivity until Weds next week so apologies if I don't reply immediately
Oh and Keith - "70ks and still travelling"....Respect!!!
Chris (Pike)

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Dan

I just can't seem to reply to your PM. I get a splash screen saying PM sent but it doesn't appear in my outbox. Very strange. If you aren't bored of me yet, perhaps you could send me a mail address but I'd completely understand if you thought that to be insecure!

Technology, huh?

Chris
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