Hotel Doumes Ad Dakhla
Av. Al Walaa Dakhla Ad Dakhla, Western Sahara
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Disputed territory
... eyes. Well, after 3-4 hours slowly descending through the picturesque Anti Atlas mountains south of Marrakech, the landscape developed into one which would best be described using the old adage "as far as the eye can see": The long straight narrow asphalt ribbon, drifting off into the distance. The flat, dry, featureless, baron, desolate, wasteland of, frankly, nothingness. The endless mile upon mile of empty beaches. ...
Desert Camping and off to the Border
... in the desert. We follow various vague instructions but cant find anything so its off-road to see what we can find. I lock the front wheels to maximise 4x4 capability. We only have 1hr left before sunset and already the mind-blowing landscape is bathed in golden light. We follow the coastline and take many photos. We reach a plateau and go right but reach a dead end at an oyster farm. Frustrated we turn we turn around as the sun is near the horizon. We scramble to the top of ...
Some off-road and beautiful landscapes
... Jay manages to stomach some chicken and chips against my advice. He hasn't had something to eat in the last 48hrs but his stomach might not be too happy with all that at once. Mind you he does whip out a big bottle of good old Heinz ketchup from the car!
People are still clinging on for some last minute deals but we call it off as its become late and need to head off. Just out of town there's the next police checkpoint. ...
De El Ouatia à Dakhla
Forts de la leçon du jour précédent, départ dominical (c’est vrai, c’est dimanche, un jour où on ne peut pas changer les euros pour payer notre hôtel…), encore plus matinal avec une intention encore plus ferme de couvrir les kilomètres qui nous séparent de la frontière avec la Mauritanie pour être à pied d’œuvre pour son passage demain avant la fin ...
Eating
... not trying to impress anyone, so who cares. All of us are waiting for food to become scarce so we all stop stuffing our faces with snacks all day. There isn't much else to do besides read, listen to music and eat so we are destined to gain some weight on this trip. I've been toying with the idea of starting an exercise routine in the mornings but the idea of getting sweaty without a shower sounds less than appealing. Some ...
