Wreck Trek

As the crew prepares to depart on its epic journey, group divisions present themselves.

On her first time on the Autobahn, Susan has been driving 120km an hour in third gear.

After a dreadful night's rest, the car needs repair, but not without a price.

The crew awake to an angry homeowner, kicking them out of their guesthouse, thanks largely to JLH and his late night drinking with Susan and Tony. Following a run in with the police, they are forced to drive throughout the night. After getting lost in rural France, they eventually arrive in Barcelona. They have a full morning in the city, and then another overnight drive before reaching Africa.

The team spends a manic day in Barcelona getting shots and seeking elusive malaria medication. Though the journey is wearing heavily on Rob, tensions calm as they reach the balmy town of Tarifa. After a well-deserved night on the town, they finally board the ferry to Africa. Emotions are running high and the hunger stricken Rob becomes teary at the thought of reaching the long awaited continent.

Landing in Morocco goes more smoothly than anticipated.

The team are exhausted in the Sahara.

Flights to Rabat are expensive and visas are needed.

Forced to drive across Mauritania into the night, the team are lucky to arrive in Nouakchott safely by morning. As the team prepares to push forward across the desert, Lovie receives some upsetting news from back home, threatening his ability to continue on the journey. To top it off, an engine blows, bringing about the realization that if the car is irreparable someone must go home.

The morning brings bad news - the car is dead, meaning the team must now cram into two cars. 400km from the border and desperate to arrive that day, it isn't long before Rob bends a rim on the pothole-littered road. Running out of time, Lovie loses it when JLH and Rob stop for snacks. The following morning, in their rush to the border the cars get separated, resulting in an all-round meltdown.

The team has lost another vehicle, someone must go home.

Rob decides he has had enough.

The team finally enters Nigeria.

Cameroon is a welcome surprise.

The team hopes to arrive at the Congo border in one day.

Somehow the Gabonese mechanics manage to repair Lovie's car.

The Brazza Road is highway linking Point Noire with its capital city.

Miraculously the crew manages to get to Brazzaville, onto the ferry and across The Congo River. Their luck is short-lived, however, when they are rejected for the Angola visa for the first time. Their time is limited and they can't spend weeks waiting for the visa like others they've heard about. On the second attempt, disaster strikes. Lucy discovers she's lost her passport.

Despite trying everything she can, Lucy is forced to fly to Cape Town. The remaining team members, Lovie, Tony and Susan have one last chance to get their visa, but those hopes are quickly dashed. They'll have to fly as well. Their problems aren't over, however when they wake up the next morning to several phones calls from Lucy's dad with news that Lucy never exited the plane in Cape Town.

The crew frantically investigates Lucy's whereabouts and eventually discovers that she is being held in Johannesburg airport's immigration jail. Not knowing what to do, the team says their good-byes to their new friends and vehicles and boards a flight to their final destination... Cape Town.