Somebody asked me this earlier today.
“So what the hell will you actually be doing?”
Well, after stumbling about for a bit, the best thing I could come up with was: “Well…. er… a lot!” and laughed it off.
But that got me tihnking – of course, I knew what I thought was expected of Overland Crew, this came from reading blog posts, experiences from ex-crew and a few other collections of stories.
What I had not fully loooked at was what was expected of the Overland Crew from the employees. The little snippet below comes from Overlanding Africa:
“Overland crew are not personal servants. They are there to show you the ropes of overlanding, travelling off-the-beaten track and camping out in the wilderness. Crew will ensure that your overland tour turns into an experience never to be forgotten, whilst working very long days, seven days a week.
The crew have the added responsibility of looking after the vehicle. In-between repairing that flat tyre, getting your lunch organized, navigating through a treacherous bog hole and identifying that bird making that particular noise, they are also your companions on your overland tour.”
That kind of makes my inital answer correct – Crew and Drivers are expected to do a lot!
Also – link whore that I am – new post added to the Thorn Tree Forum over here – Link!
Cheers, Overland Wannabe.
