My name is Dan Grec, I previously drove a TJ 40,000 miles from the top of Alaska to the bottom of Argentina. (Summary and details of the trip on my website: The Road Chose Me)
It's been a long time in the making, and I'm bursting with excitement to announce my next Overland adventure:
Two years circumnavigating the African continent in my 2007 JKUR with custom diesel conversion, camper setup and more.
The Jeep build and all the details for preparation will be covered exclusively at JPFreek Adventure Magazine.
I spent some time in the capital of Luanda, visiting the War history museum and camping with a million dollar view on the waterfront for free!
More: Luanda | The Road Chose Me
I camped out at Piedras Negras (black Rocks) then visited the extremely impressive Kalandula Falls
Now I'm out exploring around, with not particular goal in mind.
Evidence of the civil war is everywhere, including this Russian tank that dwarfed the Jeep.
More: Amazing Angola Pt. 1 | The Road Chose Me
I really love Angola, and already think I will extend my visa.
So, are you going to enter into this hyper-dangerous adventure with an expectation that US Military personnel will be asked to put their life on the line to save yours? Why not just drive around the USA stem to stern? Have you done that already?
It happened in a matter of hours in Angola. It was something I had thought about for hundreds of hours and it was still a shock when it finally did. What a relief to be out of the jungle and humidity!
I have been exploring the extremely remote Namib Desert in the North West of Namibia.
It is absolutely spectacular. I'm wild camping every night and loving it!
Every 60-80 miles I come on a tiny, tiny settlement of a handful of people.
How they scratch a living is beyond me. There is essentially no water and nothing growing. It's incredible.
It's been 18 months through 18 countries, and I'm not even half way around Afirca!
How long is this going to take?!?
To be honest, I don't have a firm answer. I'm terrible at predicting timelines.
I'd say it's somewhere between 8-18 months more up to Egypt, but that's just a guess.
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