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Expedition start date: February 3, 2001 Start location: Madrid, Spain End location: Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire Number of vehicles participating: 4 Oldest vehicle: 36 year old-1965 Land Rover Series IIA 88" Newest vehicle: 28 year old- 1973 Land Rover Series III 88" Number of participants: 8 Oldest participant: Pat Macomber (Born 3/4/43) Youngest participant: Paul Shumway (Born 5/22/75) Average age of participants: 35.6 years old Participants married: 3 Children left behind: 6 Total Land Rovers owned by the participants: 12 Total non Land Rovers owned by participants: 12 Total number of jerry cans carried by the 4 trucks: 49 Number of rolls of toilet paper: A LOT Length of trip: approximately 8 weeks Number of countries to be visited: 13 Miles covered on route: 7800 (12553 K) Average miles completed per week: 975 (1569 K) Average miles completed per day: 140 (225 K) Estimated fuel consumption per vehicle: 610 gallons (2309 L) Number of vaccinations given to each participant: 11 Drinking water consumption (per day, per person): 3-5 liters Total water used on expedition: 1696 gallons ( 6420 L) Languages spoken on route: 34 Languages spoken by team members: 2 Total capacity of onboard ARB refrigerators: 183 quarts (173 L) Gallons of engine oil used on route: way too many Total weight of fully loaded expedition vehicles: 9 tons (39600 Kg) Total weight of expedition team members: 3/4 ton (3300 Kg) |
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