2cv 2 africa

I recently came to realize that the more I travel, the more countries I want to visit. As a traveller, sometimes you meet others who has gone to places you've never been to and they did it by motorbike or on foot, or with a crazy project in mind... I was pretty happy to have walked Madagascar south to north last year until I met Arnoud, who was about to go back to the Netherlands on the same road he drove his bright orange citroen... 50.000km in an old 2CV !

Check out 2CV2Africa website to read about his great project and the list of countries he will be driving through (most of site only available in Deutch). You can browse the photo album of the first part of the trip which corresponds to around 38.000 kms already!!

Arnoud has started driving back from South Africa to the Netherland. If you cross him on his way back and you need a ride, be sure that he will certainly pick you up. This will be a great opportunity for you to ask him about his experience working for Bushproof in Madagascar and his documentary film project.

If you want to learn more about the old French car, check out the Wikipedia's comprehensive database. The 2CV now counts many fans abroad, notably the Citroën Clubs in the USA. You can also visit this site : 2CVs R Us. Finally, enter the world of Citroënthusiasts, become a member of the ICCCR and participate to the next biggest Citroën gathering.

In the early 20th Century, André Citroën said: "The automobile shall be an instrument for the inhabitants of this planet to get to know and respect each other." Arnoud's trip is probably as close as you can get to that quote. And who knows, after peak oil, a generation of solar 2CV will be available to continue the adventure!