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Day 53. Friday, 10th February. At camp Sukuta in Serekunda in The Gambia.

A day of rest in this shady haven. Rest from the frenetic traffic and life outside. We had to catch up with various tasks though. Washing being the first priority. This German run campsite is long established. The owners have lived here for 26 years. There is order and a…

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Day 51. Wednesday, 8th February. From Coco Beach to Camp Fadidi

Another early morning. Sleep wasn’t possible due to competing Imams calling their flocks to prayer night and morning. Pulling out of Coco Beach we were immediately in a market. The whole road had become one massive selling place. Yesterday I searched all afternoon for a stall selling vegetables. Plenty of…

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Day 49. Monday, 6th February. In Dakar, Senegal.

We were up early and getting a taxi at 08.30. No official taxis were in sight, but a gentleman who was parked opposite our camping place offered his car as a taxi. Any chance to make money. We agreed a deal and off we went. The road ahead of us…

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Day 47. Saturday, 4th February. Dakar, Senegal.

We have many things we need to do in Dakar, but being the weekend offices aren’t open and so we have to wait until Monday. We made a start by phoning a mechanic. Didier, the Frenchman we met at Auberge Triskell, had recommended a good Land Rover mechanic and we…

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Day 45. Thursday, 2nd February. At Zebrabar, South of St. Louis, Senegal.

Despite our exhaustion we didn’t get a good night. Lots of noise, talking and dogs barking. It was interesting to see our location in daylight. We are beside water. It sounds like the sea, but it is actually the Senegal river. The sea is a short distance away, beyond a…

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Day 43. Tuesday, 31st January. From our camp in Parc National des Oiseaux du Djoudj back to Nouakchott

I struggled to get back to sleep after Dennis’s crazy idea to get up at 1am. So at 5 we decided we would get up and on the road back to Nouakchott. By the time we had cooked porridge and packed up it was 7.45, but still pitch black. I…

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Day 41. Sunday, 29th January. At Auberge Triskell in Nouakchott

Last night we spent a convivial evening having dinner with Didier and Pascale, the French couple also in a TD5 Defender, who are staying at Auberge Triskell too. Mousaka and salad was the offering of the evening. Accompanied sadly by non-alcoholic beer. Mauritania is a “dry” country. Today there isn’t…

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Day 39. Friday, 27th January. From one Desert Camp to another between. Chinguetti and Nouakchott.

Last night the wind came from nowhere, just as we were getting our bedding ready in Poki. Without having the Caranex erected the wind is no problem. It is impossible to stop the noise from something flapping. With the portable airconditioning on and wind rocking Poki, we were soon asleep…

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Day 37. Wednesday, 25th January. From Terjit via Atar to a desert camp not far from Chinguetti

The plan was to visit the White Valley. As we weren’t sure where to find it we were going to follow our fellow campers, a tour group who were staying at Camp Jemal in Terjit. The previous evening we had been talking to the young Mauritanian guy who owned the…

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Day 35. Monday, 23rd January. From Nouakchott en route to Atar

I am delighted to report our mosquito net was a great success. I was concerned it would be claustrophobic and keep in the heat. There isn’t much space between our sleeping platform and the ceiling. However, it was not at all restrictive and felt like sleeping in a protective cocoon.…

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