Trip from Lodwar in Kenya to Loelli in the Sudan October 1958 ‘Bush bashing’ through thick thorn...

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Trip from Lodwar in Kenya to Loelli in the Sudan October 1958

‘Bush bashing’ through thick thorn bushes.

A moment of relax.

Our vehicles at Loelli Police Post.

A Kenya Police plane lands at Loelli airstrip with a spare part needed for the Morris one-tonner.

Ostriches in the savannah flee from our vehicles.

Return journey from Loelli in the Sudan to Lodwar in Kenya

Into the wadi. Often, travelling was much quicker and pleasanter in the wadi bed, especially where the plains were strewn with large lava rocks. The Bedford RL fitted with a winch was desirable, sometimes essential, to safely negotiate the banks of the wadi.

Out of the wadi

Puncture problems. We suffered three punctures in less than two hours. During the repair of the third one, the vibrations of the engine, started up to inflate the inner tube, made the Morris come off the jack.

We had to dig a big hole, then gradually jack up the lorry and pack wood under the axle to get the wheel back on. This was followed by a well-earned brew-up.

The state of the canvas covering on our return to Lodwar after bush-bashing. It was new when we left Lodwar three weeks earlier

Sudanese kitchen boy at Loelli Sudan Police Post.

High Ridge Camp, Nairobi - Home of 89 F.S.S

A curious signpost at RAF Eastleigh airport in Nairobi, giving the direction and distance to many cities throughout the world.

Nairobi - Kenya 1958 - 1959

Bill Powell at High Ridge Camp in uniform - 1958 Bill Powell at High Ridge Camp in civvie - 1958

Playing darts in the Sergeants Mess, 1959.

Bill Powell with the Bedford RL in which he had just passed his driving test. 20/02/1959.

Very exciting view of Nairobi.

Trip from Lodwar in Kenya to Loelli in the Sudan October 1958 ‘Bush bashing’ through thick thorn...

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