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Day 72: Another President!
After my ordeal at the Rosdo border post on the way down, I decided to head for another smaller post called Diama to cross into Mauritania. Everyone said it is better, unfortunately it is now closed to all but military personnel so I was turned away. Rosso it…
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Musings: Africa and rubbish
Throughout Africa I have been struck by the amount of rubbish there is lying around. Senegal seems to be the worst although Gambia amd Mali were pretty bad as well. Mostly it is plastic bags, any perishable waste is either eaten by the local goats or even pigs…
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Musings: Naming the bike
I was thinking today that I had not given the bike a name. So then went through various options. I eventually decided on Dora as a tribute to the 102 year old lady I met in Sierra Leone who is now the carer for 4 ebola orphans. They…
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Day 71: Another great day
After the trials and tribulations of the last two days I needed a good day to cheer me up. I am having it Ôÿ║
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Day 70: On Tow
I woke early this morning to the sound of the call to prayer. The mosque was 10m from where I slept. After packing up and doing a bit of reading, the border post opened and the 100 or so cars that had built up overnight started to move…
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Day 69: Going nowhere
After packing and leaving my hotel my plan was to limp the bike 30km across the border into Senegal where I had the correct money plus parts would be easier to get. The chain lasted all the way.