THE LEGACY

My Grandfather (Dr Theo Friis - who was the Director of Libraries in South Africa), imported a Pontiac Chieftain from America to London and did the overland trip from London to Cape Town. This was the first Pontiac Chieftain imported into South Africa in the late fifties; my father at that time was 5 years old.

My uncle, Andre Friis, did the same journey (in his twenties) as a backpacker in 1978. This legacy of my predecessors motivated me to take on the challenge and fulfill my dream of exploring Africa on my motorbike.