Across Africa

In 1985 Paul Young traveled in a truck starting in London, England and ending in Johannesburg, South Africa, 18 weeks and 15,000 road miles later. He journeyed with 20 strangers who came from South America, Australia, Europe, Canada and Great Britain. They crossed the Sahara desert. where the temperature climbed as high as 120 degrees Fahrenheit went hunting with pygmies, hiked up the Virunga Mountains to see silverback gorillas, and camped among the wild animals in East Africa. Along the way the strangers became friends and the author learned about life in the third world countries of this amazing continent, as well as some things about himself.