We made it !!!
Simon and his wife, Sandie completed the trip to Timbuktu in their Optimum Heating van.
Starting early on the morning of 7th January from Roundswell, they drove through France & Spain, calling in on Gibraltar on the way. After crossing to Morocco by ferry, they continued through Western Sahara, Mauritania and Mali, ending up three weeks later in the fabled city of Timbuktu. the faithful Optimum Heating van was then sold off for charity.
Simon recalled "I think we will always remeber the amazing people from the UK we travelled with, The Saraha Desert, and the Tuareg chief and his family we stayed with in Timbuktu as just some of the highlights of our adventure"