Just returned from a month long work trip to Senegal and Niger in Africa assessing village solar water pumping systems for USAID. 3900 driving miles total covered with a little over 2000 miles on dirt (sandy desert). In Senegal we had a pair of Prados and in Niger we had a pair of Hundys and a Hilux.
It was a great trip and almost all of it was spent in very rural areas. My first time in French speaking Africa and it was interesting to be exposed to local cultures, food , and customs. I don't speak a lick of French :^). 110-115 degrees every day taxed our vehicle AC systems and often we kept the AC off and ran windows down to keep from overheating. We occasionally had vehicle issues but the most interesting one was having the clutch slave cylinder go out on one of our Hundys in the middle of nowhere 200 miles from the nearest Toyota dealer. We limped it to the next village and paid someone to "borrow" a similar part from their Toyota truck. Worked for us
At least in this area of Africa 80's are becoming a dying breed as they become ragged out and parts become harder to source. They are certainly around, but newer LC's have replaced them in the NGO market and that is a lot of what trickles down into the civilian market. Hundys are a dime a dozen.
And to keep it 80's tech... I arrived home to pick up my PM effort, the last item being to replace the oil pump cover gasket. Even with heat and PB blaster, all 7 friggin screws stripped

. I'm drilling out screws today :^(.
Also was excited to see a box from Wits' End waiting for me. Love my new sweatshirt! Thanks Joey!
Rope pull ferry crossing.
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