Today we talked to a rally veteran who lives in Virginia. Not very many Americans have done or are doing this trip even though it’s hugely international. He had so much great advice about what to pack and modifications to the car. Jim and I have been going back and forth on that. We don’t want to carry too much stuff unnecessarily and neither do we want to sit in Uzbekistan for a week waiting for car parts.
One of the things he mentioned packing is antibiotics. I hate taking antibiotics but I can see how that would be a really good idea. Another thing on the to-do list, get prescription. He also said that the greatest things about doing the rally in 2009 was all the awesome people he got to meet and consequently has remained friends with. This year he is going to the two launch parties and from there he and 6 other people in two cars are driving to Capetown. Is that nuts or what?!? Here’s his team: http://shoebaru.com/ It’s actually only 13,000 miles… I thought it would be longer.