By Jeep to Jo’burg

Three men and a Jeep they bought for £36 set out on great adventure

Road conditions became progressively worse and no better in Northern Kenya

It was August 1961and Jeremy David from London had just completed his degree when he was introduced to two fellows planning a trip to Kenya.

Tim Sherwood and Ian Leyland Naylor were to attend Tim’s sister’s wedding at Nakuru near Nairobi. They reasoned the right and proper way for men of stature to attend such an event would be to motor there and make a dramatic arrival. A great adventure was in the offing and they invited Jeremy to join them.

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