40km from border to longoma

Very easy border crossing apart from the spider deciding to pitch up camp in the truck this morning a totally different people .
The only thing is we have to go to Conakry this is for passport stampsRead more
Kankoudron somewhere

Met up with Andrea and Silvia in the MAN truck
To go the Guinea border
We passed some traditional houses the termite mounds are getting bigger.
We have stopped 40km from the border for the nightRead more
Gambia to Kankoudron

A run to catch up with others s stop for lunch in
Ziguinchor
A few cows spotted
A flash o red of birds but not much to see or I missed it but there are now termite mounds getting more common
Gambia

Had a chill two days besides the sea
Then down to the Gambia border very easy crossing apart from a official woman wanting another 2000cfa £2.66 for a stamp on the passavant I had just paid 5000cfaRead more
Hotel somewhere to Dakar

Not much really got the truck washed including the solar panels then in to Dakar food shopping dealing with appalling driving stocked up with food in a big supermarket well about as big as a TescoRead more
Diama to a hotel somewhere

What a cock up at the incoming border the truck was allocated to one of the others in the convoy.
He didn't notice also they didn't stamp my passport I didn't notice mytill it came leave it extendedRead more
Nouakchott to Dima

Wow what a drive fairly decent road to Keur-Macene
Then it soft and hard mud for 20mile (32km)to the border@diama.
some of it as deep as the diff there was a reason I bought this truck and I justRead more
Chinguetti to Nouakchott

Hard drive to get back to Nouakchott
This down the ebnou pass the pass that finished of my clutch on the way up
The photos don't do it justice
Its a drop off of 1120feet from the adrar plateauRead more
Chinguetti

Waiting for the clutch to be replaced.
The clutch arrived Thursday night
Ready for installation Friday
Very frustrating they don't seem to be able to use a torque wrench
I supplied ready set withRead more
Oudane to Chinguetti

From oudane we went off road to another camp where
We had tea
The eye was amazing
It's full of history with paleolithic stone tools Cave painting of lion's giraffe gazelle
Chinguetti to oudane

What a trip over sand dunes to the Oasis de Tanouchert
Where we stopped due to sand storms and then on to the eye of the Sahara
They say not much to see from the ground but yes there is.
It's anRead more
Chinguetti

Got towed in !!
In the dark last night.
Today Was going to go into town and explore was waiting for the mechanic I had a bit of trouble with my tummy so decided to stay in the camp all day assistingRead more
noukchott to chinguetti

Heading for the eye of the Sahara mostly on road with sannd storm for about 200 km to the town of Atar where we stopped for some food and fuel from there Unmade road till one of the worst hills I haveRead more
Tiouilit to noukchott

Lovely morning and drive in to noukchott left the other three at a free camp just outside noukchott
Had tire fixed planned the trip to the eye of the Sahara with andrea we are taking the trucks toRead more
Mauritania border to Tiouilit

Late night stop just after the border up early 200mile over very rough road stopping for lunch in Bon Lanuar was an experience you can see from vid and photos
30+40mph all the way
Now stopped rightRead more
Dakhal to Mauritania

What shit show the run to to border very uneventful
The Moroccan border well what can I say so so incompetent.
Look at passport here look at passport here go here scan the vehicle here stamp theRead more
Boujdour to dakhla

Early morning run to dakhal
Stopped three times for passport and another speeding this was definitely a tourist stop as had special book and did not fill fully.
Met up with a few others this Eve someRead more
Laayoune To boudoir

I have had fun run been stopped three times for passport checks I believe it's because it's western Sahara disputed territory one stop for speeding 74kmh in a 60km
14kmh over 8.6 mph oops
All goodRead more
Tan tan to Laaayoune

I left Tan tan this morning 10:30 nonstop driving till 2pm 200 miles level with the Canary Islands saw so fantastic dunes and a pair of camels in the back of a pickup
Stopped for lunch Caesar salad
Awrir to tan tan

Well at last I'm moving had quite a few issues some of my own making
When doing the oils in the garage noticed an oil leak on the rear axle a hub seal had gone great I thought I have the tools forRead more
Awrir

I have been in the garage for 10days I have been a bit fussy over the cut through
Over the design with translation issues
The cut through is now done just the floor of the cab to do now that shouldRead more
Agadir tamraght

Staying in a campsite near to the ocean for a few days
Then to the recommended garage for a cut thru from the cab
It going to take 10days
So I have done some maintenance oils engine gearbox andRead more
Marrakech to adadir

The gentleman in the pictures is a very nice chap I met at the camp site in Marrakech he'd been out his little motorbike up in the mountains for a couple of days and we met up .him coming north and meRead more
Africa trip
