Mauritania travel stories

Overland Trip To Senagal 2004, Day 11: Goodbye from Mauritania, hello to 500 metres of anarchy...

Today was the hardest day but ended nicely with us sunburnt and eating biscuits. We woke at 8, showered and said goodbye to the French couple, they were getting in the taxi as we were walking back...

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Overland Trip To Senagal 2004, Day 10: Road to Nouakchott

A day of mixed fortunes to say the least ! Nouakchott beckoned and we awoke early – a combination of overenthusiastic crowing from the seemingly aging cockerel, a donkey in distress, the win...

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Overland Trip To Senagal 2004, Day 9: Foum Chour

Double bonus ! Having told Samba last night that we had decided to stay in the Adrar for a while, he asked for money to go to Dakar which we couldn’t afford to give him. He left for Nouakch...

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Overland Trip To Senagal 2004, Day 8: Atar

The train was a test of endurance I could never have imagined. Sitting in a metal cargo box, no roof, no seats, no protection. Just ten hours of monotonous landscape, bumy arduous travel and, mos...

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Overland Trip To Senagal 2004, Day 7: Train to Atar

I dreamt of Leeds United and Peter Reid, him making a joke during a post-match interview. Weird. Weirder still to remind myself of where I am and what I’m doing, and what may be around the corn...

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