• Sometimes, as I slump over my trusty Adler gazing
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idly over the dreaming spires of downtown Sutton, I dream of escaping to parts unknown on one of those extended safari holidays to the Dark Continent.
I can't be the only one. Guerba Expeditions, which specialises in espeditions to far away places like Cameroon, Togo, Mali and Burkina Faso (no I don't know where that is either) has just taken delivery of its 11th Bedford M-Type 4W1) "customised safari vehicle."
Spectra Coachbuilding of Westbury, Wilts carried out the conversion, which entailed strengthening the chassis and upratMg the suspension to cope with roads rumoured to be bumpier than the South Circular, and fitting 800-litre fuel tanks.
Each 230.000 Bedford takes 20 adventurous souls and a minder on treks lasting up to 29 weeks. It all sounds rather wonderful. Ah well, back to next week's, issue . . .