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.…
A rest day We sure need it. No shower for days and loads of washing to be done. Last night was the first night mosquito’s have played a part in our travels, or more specifically, sleeping. It was easy to get to sleep, we were exhausted. The heat is getting…
Leaving our desert camp we head for the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott. Since we crossed the border there has been little in the way of a township. Just huts, tents and tumbledown shacks. My impressions of Mauritania so far are not favourable. Apart from the filth and squalor, the guards we…
An interesting night The wind had subsided over night. The sky was ablaze with stars. The sun didn’t appear over the horizon till around 8am casting a pink glow. The rock in this area has been eroded by wind blown sand and has become filigree.The desert beautiful. Still and peaceful.…
Dakhla Dakhla is located at the end of a long narrow peninsular. After our late arrival and not very successful camping, we decided in future we must try to stop by 4pm and will wild camp rather than stay in scruffy locations with no facilities. Most of the camper vans…
Last night was interesting. As Jen mentioned, we were close to the sea and the wind blew with a vengeance. Despite that, we both slept well, waking at 6am. I decided that the 645k drive to Dakhlar was doable if we got on the road early. There is not much…
We were stirring and thinking about getting up when Adam knocked and told us the weather wasn’t looking good. We leapt out of bed and on unzipping the tent were met with billowing dark clouds. It looked as if rain wasn’t far away. A rush to pack up. We were…
The camp last night had wifi. Hooray! The only problem was there must be 50+ French & German camper vans on the site and I think everyone was connected. However, we managed to download several days journeying and photographs. Jen was berating me for waking her at around 1am frantically…
Much warmer this morning and a cloudless, beautiful day. While we are having breakfast Adam realises he has left his fuel cap behind at the last refuelling stop yesterday. He decided to drive back for it. Aziz, the campsite host, tells Adam there is a new road he can take…
I woke this morning around 8am. It was freezing. 0deg C on the thermometer. Ice inside the Caranex and outside but dawn broke to a clear blue sky and amazingly, we were packed and ready to go at 9.30am. Fingers numb. Both vehicles were reluctant to start. Driving down from…