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THE REST OF THE SAHARA
... br> Dakhla lied on a narrow peninsula forty kilometers out in the ocean. We drove across this white-sand strip, flat and vast like a sportsfield. Sand powdered the air, hurricaning across, as if God were trying to suck in the world.
In the windy town of Dakhla, I:
enjoyed a big meal with the mechanic's family ... checked into a hotel, so I could wash the sand and sweat and sun-tan lotion ...
Nouakchott
... Botschaft die Situation erklärt und unsere Malivisa gezeigt und sie wollen nun prüfen, was sie machen können. Nächster Termin war um 12.
Entspannung ist angesagt, die Australier bekommen ein 7 Tage Transitvisa und uebermorgen geht es weiter Richtung Senegal.
Nouakchott selbst ist nicht besonders beeindruckend, 4 spurige Straßen und daneben ein Bürgersteig aus Sand, der durch den Wind immer wieder aufgewirbelt wird und das erkunden der Stadt per Pedes nicht ...
Frenetic Nouakchott
... next to the tarmac on the main roads.
The walk into the city centre was enjoyable although in the midday sun, it was very punishing. I stopped for a drink a few times or to catch a bit of shade. Many people were taking refuge in the shade!
The city cent has an impressive mosque (Saudique) and I went in and said a prayer before wandering through the frenetic markets with their endless mobile ...
Place of the Winds
... and dragging nets through the surf. One day we happened to be at the beach when they came in for the day, in the late afternoon. The catch is brought in, and young boys will gut and fillet the fish. They are available for immediate purchase and soon found their way onto a grill at our hotel. This "absolute must-see" provided us with one of the freshest meals we had had in days. ...
Marocko och Mauretanien
... folklivet och irra runt i de otaliga små gränder som staden består av. Jag hade även ett eget uppdrag i att försöka undvika alla förbannade ormar som de försöker slänga ...
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