Cape Town to Cairo in an Airstream
September 1st, 2008 Comments Off on Cape Town to Cairo in an Airstream | # link to | posted by david
On its 50th anniversary, a group of Airstream enthusiasts plan to recreate Airstream founder, Wally Byam’s 1959 Cape Town to Cairo caravan, which travelled the full length of Africa.
I love the story of this trip, because it is like someone’s grandfather climbing Everest in a plaid shirt. Byam and his followers looked like the apotheosis of 50 suburban Americans, the type that cosmopolitan types may sniff at. But they did some genuinely ground breaking traveling. And they did it in style – because they had Airstreams.
Above is a clip of the original, and here is a link to the 50th anniversary trip.