Cape to Kapp
South east cape to North cape
Completing the loop from South east cape, Tasmania, Australia, to North Cape, Norway, 2019-2020.
Project overview
From 2006-2010 I sailed from Europe to Australia via the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in a 26ft Contessa named 'Constellation’. Throughout 2019/2020 I will complete the loop by traveling overland in an ex-military Land Rover 110 (Perentie), from the most southern road in Australia (South East Cape, Tasmania) to North Cape, Norway, the northernmost point accessible by car. The overland trip will take us across the top of Australia, by sea in a shipping container to South Africa, and up the continent into Europe.
In doing so I will cross the track of my sailing voyage and return to where I started in ‘Constellation’.
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Expedition status: Project canceled having been interrupted by Covid-19. I was able to complete Stage 1 (Tasmania to Perth) and begin Stage 2. From Perth I shipped my Land Rover to South Africa, where I did further work on the vehicle before departing for Mozambique. Unfortunately, by the time I reached J-Bay, South Africa in March of 2020, I deemed it too risky to continue due to the pandemic. I returned to Cape Town and stored my vehicle and flew home to Australia. As the pandemic continued it became clear my dream was over - I arranged for my Land Rover to be shipped home to Australia. She landed back in Melbourne in January of 2021.
Stage 1 COMPLETE: Tasmania->Perth via the Simpson Desert & top end - packed and shipped Land Rover into 20ft container for Cape Town, Dec 4th, 2019
Stage 2 UNDERWAY: South Africa - Land Rover sea container arrival arrived 7th Feb, 2020. Successful departure north before having to put the expedition on hold due to Covid-19. Vehicle parked in Cape Town.
Stage 3: Mainland Europe to Nordkapp, Norway - ETA ?.
OUTCOME: This project will culminate in my second book, titled Everywhere on the road is somewhere, to be published in 2021.
Departure: South East Cape, Tasmania, July 2019
Arrival: North Cape, Norway, October/November, 2020
Route: Tasmania, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Simpson Desert, Alice Springs, Darwin Darwin, Broome, Fremantle
Cape Town (20ft shipping container), Africa -> Mainland Europe to North Cape, Norway.
