Just updating the "light bulb" as per the boys' message on the board. Bahir Dar!

Boys safely into Ethiopia which is beautiful. People very nice and welcoming. Taking it slowly to enjoy scenery and preserve rear axle. Replacement parts should be waiting in Addis Ababa

I am afraid it's Aimee again...but here is a quick update. They are now driving to Addis Ababa although progress is slow as their back axle is about to break! But luckily Dan and Amy have come to the recue again. They have kindly taken a huge amount of the weight from the Land Rover to ease the pressure on the axle. Ze Germans are no longer part of their convoy as they keep wanting to race ahead and win ze race! However they keep being warned that their roof ...

Sorry to disappoint but this is not the boys! It is Alastair's sister who is in charge of the red dot! They just phoned to say they have made it to Sudan and are camping 30k outside Wadi Halfa in the desert. Alastair's luck knows no bounds, having left his epi pens in Italy which caused henry's mum no end of hassle and Alastair's mum no end of worry, the boys are now in convoy with a man who is allergic to shell fish and has epi pens. Alatair is now counting...

Hello everyone, Following your clamour for more words and less photos. Here is a quick installment for you. The trouble is I am spending many hours each day writing my extensive journal. I could just give you that, but I want to keep it as a surprise for our return when we hope to get it done with photos and other statistical information added in such as number of kilometres, amount of money given in bribes etc. If you really want journal extracts ...