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New Year’s Day 2013 Public holiday pretty much everywhere … so we thought it was a good day to travel! And surely leaving Mauritania should be quicker than the 10.5 hours it took to enter. Nouakchott at 0730 on the-morning-after-the-night-before is deathly quiet … with small signs of a city coming to life. Even with the relative quiet, it still…
Nouckchott, Mauritania One of the motivators for our adventure is our love of wildlife and the natural environment. Unfortunately, human activity is decimating both – rapidly – and so we planned to experience both where we can. Parc National du Banc d’Arguin (PNBA) (pronounced locally as bun-dar-gin with a hard g as in gull) is a World Heritage listed site,…
Nouakchott, Mauritania Our stay in Mauritania can be summed up as: WINDY – Mauritania was still as windy as we had experienced the last few days in Dakhla. Never fear – at some point this wind must surely die down. Camping, cooking and living outside the vehicle is somewhat less enjoyable with winds whipping up the sand. Clearly the Mauritanians…
Day 55: Border BureaucraticsLeaving Morocco wasn’t as easy as getting in. We had to report ourselves at 3 different post: police, customs and military and they all asked the same things. As I am the owner of the car and the only one who speaks french I am in charge of getting us through without too much trouble. After dealing…