Horizons Unlimited - The HUBB - mauritania route & other questions

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Originally Posted by priffe (Post 637478)

Having a mission can make the trip more interesting.
Like looking for crocodiles in Sahara.
Iirc they have found 79 locations with relict populations of crocs in Mauretania.
Which is astounding since the rivers and lakes where they once thrived have been gone for thousands of years.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/ar...l.pone.0014734
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAYsowaYCV8
Having a croc keyring to show the locals may help you find them
https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/...gX3/s-l225.jpg

I saw them in Mauritania about 5 years ago (includes GPS coords):

https://netllama.linux-sxs.org/pix/t...a/41_info.html

Warning, there was no road to get out there. It was bumping over some very rough terrain for a couple hours (including an ancient lava flow).