El Bayadh

What should you do, if every local, every policeman and even gendarmerie and who ever more tells you NOT to go on the N6B to El Bnoud??
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Excactement.
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You Go!
Even with a small handicap on the car.
We are Dutch explorers. Ain't we?!

325km desert, no communication, no help, ..No nothing.
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And....We made it. Of course.
As we arrived in the little desert town of El Bnoud, (look it up!), it did not last long before the police found us at the local "pitstop".

"You are a very courages but foolish man. You took a great risk!"

But it was worth it. Almost every kilometre.
The desert changing, the road and landscape was breathtakening. The Dromedaris...
We made one mistake, by leaving a elderly man on its own, who was hiking. But we decided in France, that Lieske has no space for an extra passenger. I, the driver, should had made a other decision. And hoped that karma would not hit us in the face.
At the last 100km there was a change of driver, and suddenly also a change of road. Did I drive 250 km on a flat sheet, now it became almost a desert path with deep holes. This lasted for about 30 km, changed to better, and at last, good tarmac for the shaken old Lady again.

Anyway.
We had to register at the policeoffice, got the private number of the chief in charge, and were ordered to park the car in front of the police headquarters.
So tonight.. We are guarded as babies!
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Tomorrow, we sadly do not go to Ghardaïa, as planned, but go up into the direction Tissimsilt, to meet another waiting new friend.

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