Mauritania – and a New Year in Nouakachott
Yesterday was going to be my last chance to turn around and head south again, heading for Guinea and Sierra Leone – but there is still no change in Sierra …
Senegal
Senegal
And that was a pretty easy day. I left Foundiougne just before 10 and it was lovely riding in the morning air of 28 degrees. As I left the town …
Goodbye Gambia – and Hello Senegal…
The drama in Sierra Leone continues and there is now no fuel in Guinea – unless you are prepared to buy it off the black market – which means petrol …
The Saloum Delta National Park
DAY ONE – Today I rode to the island village of Joal Fadiout, which is about 38km north of Palmirin. I stopped there yesterday but they wouldn’t let me cross …
Somone to Palmarin
Yesterday I had a superb day. My taxi arrived at 7am and we got to the Bandia Animal Reserve about an hour later, and soon after that I went on …
Dakar to Somone
YESTERDAY – I managed to renew my Passavant (temporary import permit) for the bike yesterday, but only just as it required some financial persuasion. Finding the Douane in the city …
All Roads lead to Dakar
Sadly I had to leave the Zebrabar this morning. I am definitely stopping at the Zebrabar on the way back. Definitely. I wish now that I had stopped at St …
Hello ‘Cousin IT’…
So there I was, riding along the moonscape which is the Diama Road, minding my own business while hanging onto the bike for dear life and sweating like crazy – …
Hello SENEGAL…!
Aaaaaaaand…. I crossed over into Senegal today..! I left Nouakachott early this morning with an easy 150 miles to ride. I was heading for a hotel in the National Park …