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Day 19: Crossing from Mauritania to senegal through a national park
February 7: After Mauritania, we headed towards Senegal. To avoid the infamous Rosso border – which is very crowded and corrupt, plus you have to cross by ferry – we chose to go via the Diama border instead. It’s a much smaller and quieter crossing, as the road goes through a national park where you Read more
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Day 14-16: Chinguetti
February 2-4: After Terjit, we headed towards Chinguetti. We stopped in Atar, the regional center, for lunch and to explore the local market. We thought we had plenty of time, as we didn’t realize how bad the road marked as a main route on Google Maps would be. At first, we struggled along the corrugated Read more
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Day 12-13: We found the most beautiful oasis
February 1-2: We only spent one night in the capital this time, as we planned to return later. In Mauritania, many people sleep on mattresses on the floor (their living room is often a large space covered with carpets and cushions where they can relax), while in rural areas, many live in tents. For the Read more
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Day 11-12: Mauritanian Hospitality
January 30-31: The border crossing from Morocco to Mauritania was truly exhausting. We arrived at the border around noon, and there were about 15 cars ahead of us, so at first, we thought we would get through easily. By 2 p.m., only two cars had crossed the border when the border guards went on a Read more
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Day 9-10: We have crossed the Tropic of Cancer
January 28–29: After leaving Tamraght, we had some very long days ahead, as we wanted to reach the Mauritanian border as quickly as possible — Mauritania was the first country where we planned to spend almost two full weeks. We spent the first night, just before Western Sahara, wild camping in Khenifiss National Park. The Read more
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Day 7-8: Moroccan beachlife
January 26–28: Right after the half marathon, we drove down to the coast to relax for two days. We chose Tamraght because we found a cute and affordable little place with a beautiful view of the sea. On the way, we stopped in Agadir, a large seaside city, to pick up a few things a Read more
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Day 4-5: Marrakesh
January 24–26: We reached Marrakesh in just five days. There were two reasons for our rush: first, we needed to obtain our Nigerian visa in advance, which gives us 90 days to cross Nigeria (and the rainy season is approaching in the region). That’s why we decided to only stop in places that were directly Read more
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Day 4: We arrived to Africa (Tangier)
January 23–24: The ferry from Algeciras took us to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, and from there we headed straight into Africa! Although we had read a lot about the difficulties of crossing the border, our experience was actually very positive. Friendly border officers welcomed us in Morocco, and luckily, we didn’t have to unpack Read more
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Days 1–3: 2800 km to Africa in Three Days
January 20–23: Our first three days passed very quickly — we drove over 2800 km all the way to Algeciras, where our ferry to Morocco departed. On the first day, after driving 1300 km, we spent the night in Arles in an Airbnb on a barge, rented out by a lovely French couple. We chose Read more