OVERLAND JOURNAL FALL 2019111Clockwisefromtop right:PeteTurnertooktotheairfor
this shot of the caravannestledamongthe Pyramidsof
Giza.Wakingup in the morningsurroundedby antiquitywas
special.The 1958caravanto Mexicoand CentralAmerica
reachedthe Guatemalaborderby the samemethodthey
usedin 1951:it was necessaryto load the Airstreamsand
tow vehiclesontoflat cars and travelby rail to the border.
WallyByamlookson as his goldAirstreamis towedthrough
the deepmudin SouthernEthiopia.Whenthe caravan
met roughroadsin Ethiopia,the caravannerswouldwork
togetherto clearthe way.On this day, one of the bystanders
was a memberof HaileSelassie’sImperialGuard.A
Swedishtruckdriverwho carriedfreightfromNairobito
Addis Abba offered his truck as a temporary tow vehicle.