Alone in a Land Rover with no fixed plan: Melanie drives overland from Morocco to Tunisia. Through Mauritania's desert alongside the longest train in the world, with a police escort across Algeria and on foot past three checkpoints to the tomb of Tin Hinan.
How to drive off-road in a group: picking travel partners, radio comms, the lead vehicle and Tail End Charlie, spacing, the concertina effect and dune convoys.
Fording is one of the biggest challenges off-road. Iceland expert Michael Ortner of 4x4-Experience explains how to prepare the vehicle, check the river on the spot and cross safely.




