Paul and Helen Crittenden set off on their 66,000-mile tour of the globe in a 16-year-old Land Rover
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_l.JPG "Paul and Helen Crittenden with their 16-year-old Land Rover Defender")
by Martin Jefferies
Intrepid explorers Paul and Helen Crittenden have bid
farewell to Ramsgate as they set off on a remarkable worldwide
adventure.
The couple plan to circumnavigate the global by travelling
66,000 miles across 45 countries, 21 mountain ranges and seven
deserts, all behind the wheel of an ageing Land Rover Defender.
Every inch of 16-year-old "Landy", which was bought on
eBay for just £6,500 but has since
undergone some major modifications, was crammed with supplies at
the Crittendens set sail on an LD Lines ferry bound for Ostend.
It will take up to 18 months to complete the epic expedition,
during which Paul and Helen will drive across eastern Europe and
Asia before catching a boat from Russia to Alaska and embarking on
the long trek through Canada and the United States. From there,
they will drive down through the central and southern Americas
before heading across the South Atlantic Ocean to South Africa,
journeying through the barren deserts of Africa and rejoining the
more predictable roads of western Europe.
Every mile of the Paul and Helen's unconventional challenge will
be tracked on an educational website, allowing children to embark
on their own 'virtual field trip'. School pupils will be able to
read about the couple's adventures, look at photographs and videos
from across the world and talk to the pair as they continue on
their travels.
Paul and Helen hope their round-the-world trip will raise more
than £6,000 for Water Aid, the Christina Noble Children's Foundation
and Rainforest Concern.
Monday, June 14 2010
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