Background

When is it?
We will start our journey to London in mid-July, 2008. We plan to fly back to the states on or around August 20th, making this a one month journey.

Where does it start?
London, England

Where to?
Kribi, Cameroon … just north of the equator, this West African country is our final destination

The African adventure
A trip to the edge of the map …

For us, the Adventurists Rally: Africa is an attempt to raise money and awareness for Send a Cow, through a crazy, cross-continental journey. Send a Cow is a charitable organization based in the UK which finances and supports agricultural development projects across Africa. Teams from all over the world will gather in London before setting off, and against conventional wisdom we have joined the masses! Poke around our site to find out more …

What’s in store

While we have contemplated a variety of routes, but our current plan is to cross the Sahara in Morocco and Mauritania a look at our route page, as it evolves, by clicking here.

How does it work?
The Adventurists Rally is made up of four key ingredients:

1. Charity - Raising huge sums of cash for an awesome project
2. Vehicles - 1-litre and used, if you go over you must pay for every .1 litre.
3. The route - There is no pre-set one
4. On your own - There’s absolutely no back up provided by the Adventurists organization, it interferes with the adventure aspect … so, it’s up to us and our creative friends to make it.

So, you want to know where this all came from? Sites that may be of interest to you:

Click this link to find out more about how The Adventurists Rally: Africa began and about The Adventurists original, more tried route to Mongolia:

The Adventurists: Africa Rally (Official Site)

Also … before the Africa Adventure, there was the Mongol Rally:

The History of the Mongol Rally (Wikipedia)

  • Where Are We Now?

    Click here to find out!

  • About Us

    Welcome to the website of the Sandbox Savants!

    We are a team of three crazy individuals (Aparna, Doug, and Jessie) embarking on an overland voyage from London, England to Cameroon in July of 2008. Why? To raise money and awareness for a very deserving charity that does development work in Africa, while attempting a fun adventure of slightly questionable wisdom.

    Take a look around the site and check back often for updates about our journey!

  • Donate

    You can help us! Our goal is to raise a minimum of $2,000 $3,200 (WE DID IT, BUT WE WANT TO RAISE MORE!)and then finance the trip.
  • UPDATE: Thanks to YOUR help, we have SURPASSED our second goal of $3,200 and raised an AMAZING $4,464 so far for Send A Cow, making us the top fundraiser to date of the Africa Rally!!! Donations can continue while we are on the road, so donate away and help ensure we stay in 1st place!!!

    Visit our Donate page to help!

  • Stay Up-To-Date

    Subscribe to our RSS feed to get regular updates on our progress, fortunes, and mishaps. Now that we´re on the road, find out where in the world we are by checking out our Route page!

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