Overland in the Sun Update

Gywn Roberts and his OverlandintheSun team spent New Year driving across the Sudan in their solar-powered Toyota Landcruiser. Hoping to raise £20,000 for SolarAid, they have driven through Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. Soon, they will pass through each of SolarAid's projects in East Africa en route to Cape Town, South Africa!

The Landcruiser receives plenty of solar energy in the Sudan.

In October, Gywn accompanied by Ryan Sanderson-Smith and Shaun Lane began their journey. With 300 watts of electricity-producing solar photovoltaic's, this electricity charges batteries that power the assisted steering and cooling fan. It also powers a kettle (all drinking water in Africa needs to be boiled), laptops, mobile phones, stereo, lights and a small fridge.

The Landcruiser is holding firm but as Gywn's latest blog suggests, it's been anything but a smooth journey:

"In Port Sudan the cooling fan seamed to be staying on for ages - whats the problem? Turned out that it fell off its mounts; I say mounts, it was actually mounted with B&Q zip ties..."