Europe to Mali - without Mauritania...
Hi, folks.
I'm trying very hard to find excuses not to head off to Mali for a couple of events in January - yes, the ubiquitous Festival of course, but there's also a 2cv event the following week in Bamako. ( Courage ! on y va ! : Rassemblement 2CV Bamako 01/2010)
We did the Plymouth-Dakar a few years back (in a Saab - gotta love heated seats in the Sahara), so have a reasonable idea of the kind of thing we can expect - but that's also brought the biggest planning headache. That long trawl down through Western Sahara's not exactly thrilling - and we've got absolutely no desire to go back to Mauritania again. Ever. Thanks.
So - any alternative routes? We'll be taking a 2cv -  - so 2wd, but perfectly capable of coping with corrugations and "light-to-medium" dirt. Think of the capabilities of a "soft-roader" 4x4, and you won't be far wrong.
Is Algeria feasible? Or would we be daft to even think about it...? Unfortunately, time will not be as generous as we'd want (is it ever?) - ideally not much more than a couple of weeks each way.
Cheers,
Adrian.
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