Epic 4x4 Adventures with Turtle Expeditions

Gary and Monika Wescott of Turtle Expedition​ have for the last thirty nine years globetrotted from the arid deserts of Afghanistan, to the deepest jungles of the Amazon, and across the frozen steppes of Siberia. They are the original overlanders!!!! They have seen many sights and sounds on their adventures but the one which really touched their hearts was in 2014: "We were driving the Silk Road through the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan. Dropping over a 14,000-ft pass into a valley, we quite accidentally met a young girl as she walked back to her village. We were just washing the dust off our truck. She was 11 years old. With no common language, we could not communicate verbally, but there was something magical about the look in her eyes. They said “I am not afraid and I want to help you.” They camped there for three days and met her family across the river. They were very hospitable yet very poor. This girl had received a limited education in her rural school. They are now sponsoring her to attend the prestigious Aga Khan Lycée (school) in the nearest city, three hours from her mountain village while living with a safe family. Her name is Mashhura and without Gary and Monika being the people they are she would have had a very limited education. find out more about her here: https://donorbox.org/turtleexpedition-pamir-children-education So if you want to hear all about their stories and adventures watch this video (hard to condense a lifetime of experiences into 2 hours but we tried!!!!!)