[jordandvm]

I don't see any threads relating to Caravans, so I'll post my ?'s here to see if the vast knowledge on these forums can give me some direction.
My wife and I attended a Full Timers seminar in Salem and there was an introduction and invitation by a fellow named Burt (a retired veterinarian) to attend a seminar the next day on the Capetown to Cairo Caravan scheduled in 2009. We could not attend the seminar on this subject, but are very interested in further information on this topic.
His comments were limited on the introduction to this caravan, but here's some tidbits he gave out:
1. This Caravan will re-enact as close as possible the Capetown to Cairo route led by Wally in 1959.....so this will be a 50 year re-enactment.
2. Trailers in the 1975-1980 no longer than 23 ' should be purchased by participants to ship overseas. These evidently have greater ground clearance to handle some of the difficult stretches of road.
3. Trailers will be sold at the end of the caravan and not shipped back to the US.
4. Costs are estimated to be about $100 per day (not sure if this is per person or per trailer)
5. Travel time is estimated to be about 4 months traveling 13-14,000 miles.
6. Corporate sponsorship is reported to include Airstream, National Geographic, and GM.
7. Tow vehicles have not been chosen as yet, but would probably include some sort of heavy duty all terrain vehicle.
8. The route is being negotiated to include the safest and most secure (if that's possible) in today's political climate.
That's all I know at this point. We are just looking into this as a possibility. We spent 3 years in Morocco back in the 70's and are not totally naive as to what to expect on this trip.
If anyone on these forums has further info about this, or contact person(s) I would appreciate it!