In this episode of the Overland Journal Podcast, hosts Scott Brady and Matt Scott are joined by Mary Hannah Hardcastle and Andy Ellis, from Expedition Rove. They share their incredible journey of overlanding across Africa, including their experiences with the new Land Rover Defender 2020. They discuss the challenges and highlights of navigating the West Coast, from Angola to Nigeria, and the cultural and environmental shifts they encountered. The conversation also touches on logistical aspects like insurance for modified vehicles, their impressions of different countries, the difficulties at certain border crossings, and the personal growth stemming from such an adventurous journey.
Overland Journal Podcast Episode 258
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Guest Bios:
Mary Hannah Hardcastle
Self-described as a round-the-world navigator and round-the-clock dreamer, Mary Hannah Hardcastle has spent the past six years navigating the globe with her partner, Andy, logging over 90,000 miles across four continents in their Land Rovers. Their adventures have taken them down the Pan-American Highway, into the Arctic Circle in the heart of winter, across Europe to Turkey, and most recently through a 14-month, 45,000-mile overland journey from Cape Town to the UK, via the West Coast of Africa. A storyteller at heart, she’s passionate about capturing the wild places that shape us and sharing the lessons from the road.
Andy Ellis
The heart behind Expedition Rove, Andy has a love for overlanding and adventure that sparked our first-ever long-term trip, kickstarting our life on the road. A former British paratrooper and a qualified electrician by trade, Andy is a jack-of-all-trades. He also worked as a Land Rover technician in California for two years before taking things on the road full-time. Other roles include off-the-grid mechanic and technician, round-the-world driver, part-time photographer, and full-time comic relief. @expeditionrove
Read more about their build on Expedition Portal: Featured Vehicle Interior: Expedition Rove’s 2010 Land Rover Defender 110
Learn more: How Overlanders Expedition Rove Afford A Life Of Travel – And How You Can Too
Host Bios:
Scott Brady
Scott is the executive publisher and co-founder of Expedition Portal and Overland Journal and is often credited with popularizing overlanding in North America. His travels by 4WD and adventure motorcycle span all seven continents and include three circumnavigations of the globe. His polar expeditions include two vehicle crossings of Antarctica and the first long-axis crossing of Greenland. @scott.a.brady
Matt Scott
Matt is a leading expert in automotive adventure. He has extensively explored the world’s most remote places by 4WD and is considered an industry authority on overland travel. He is the only American to ever become an editor of a major Australian 4WD publication and has over 15 years of competitive auto racing experience. @mattexplore
Read more on Expedition Portal in the Living Legend :: Emily Miller interview
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