
heCitroenMéhariisalightweightall-terrainvehicle:600cc,two-cylinderand28HP,withamaximumspeedof60kilometers(37miles)perhour.Divorcedandlonely,aUruguayannamedMarioSabahdecidedtorealizealongtimedreamforhis50thbirthdayandtourtheworldinthiscar.SohequithisjobandfixeduptheblueMéharithatonceservedasthefamilywagon.Togetherwithacameraandhistwosons,hethenembarkedona150,000-kilometer(93,000-mile)journeyacross45countriesandfivecontinents.Onceontheroad,itdoesn'ttakelongfortensionstomount.AfteraclashofpersonalitieshalfwaythroughLatinAmerica,Mariocontinuesalone,allthewaytoCanada.Sometimeshedrives600kilometersatastretchwithoutevenrealizingit."Donotaskmewhathappenedinthemiddle,becauseIcannottell."Onceheiswayupnorth,heputstheMéhariontheboattoSpain,andfromtherehetravelsthroughEurope,AsiaandevenAustralia,defyingheat,rain,dirtandallformsofchaosalongtheway-withplentyofstamina,fartoolittlemoneyandataspeedthat'scrucialtothestory.InthewordsofhissonMattias,"At60kilometersperhour,you'relikeachameleon.Yougoslowly,transformingalongwiththelandscapeyou'regoingthrough."