Western Sahara
By Keith. Filed in route |
Finally we left Morocco behind us and are now in the Moroccan occupied territory of Western Sahara. What a difference! We’ve been on the road killing kilometers for the last few days. We’ve been keeping the speed around 80-90km/h so as not to ware out the desert tyres. We made Dakhla today and intend to push on tomorrow to Nouadhibou, Mauritania, passing the tropic of Cancer as we go. From there the plan is to ride eastwards into the Sahara alongside the railway line which links Nouadhibou with Choum. It should make for an interesting few days. One side of the track is a minefield ,won’t be going near that, and the other is sand trail littered with old pieces of broken track. The Rough Guide strongly advises against this route without the aide of a guide. Where would the fun be in that?
On the way down through Western Sahara we’ve been stopped almost every 30-60km. Initially I found it off putting but the Moroccan police temperament goes a long way to making amends. One guard was almost inviting us around to his family home while another humoured us to no end as he went on at length about Morocco’s #1 export. ‘Columbia has theirs and we have ours’. It was hilarious hearing this from a police officer.
We’ve uploaded a few more pictures to the Morocco gallery. They’ll be the last additions.
Friday, February 15th 2008 at 09:53 |
Then i awake and look around me at four grey walls that surround me and realise i was only dreaming.
Friday, February 15th 2008 at 15:57 |
Keep it up guys. All sounds great, remember Jeremy you need to put jungle juice in the bike. Unless you are trying to keep fit??? Apply sun tan oil liberaly, helps the sand stick.
Saturday, February 16th 2008 at 19:25 |
Howdy pilgrims.
It’s not jungle juice he needs for that bike it’s a dress.
Saddle up my intrepid adventurers
Yee-haw
Randolph
Saturday, February 16th 2008 at 22:59 |
Hi Darlings,
It must get lonely out there in the desert with just one another for company. Have you two done any ‘Brokeback Mountain’ style bonding yet, heh heh
When ya do, make sure to post the pictures hee hee ! x
Monday, February 18th 2008 at 22:37 |
hey this is good .first my name is mohamed and i’am frome dakhla in (ITA) and i want to tell that you have to enjoy you’r self . and you are welcom in dakhla . good luck
Wednesday, February 20th 2008 at 21:31 |
Glad to hear you’re enjoying your travels. Don’t worry, no adventures are being had here without you. Hope you’re going to take us to some all-night trance parties, Moroccan Style, when you return.
Peace out. Love Manchester. x