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JC... reached Zebrabar, St Louis, via Rosso, last night. If you can avoid Rosso, do! I got through in about three hours without visa and only one email from pre-registration but it was a tad stressful!
Will stay put - taking it easy - till Sunday... Casablanca to St Louis in seven days has left me a touch knackered. Not clever or necessary... but done!
Hope you're covering the dry miles without too much grief! Only accessing internet once a day for short burst in afternoon...
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Hey Charlie good to hear fom you again. I met up with 2 crazy Italian guys on a old Aprilia Pegaso heading for SA.
Great funny guys, lol
Wen found a campsite on the beach in Louacshot, heading for Roso 2moro then st Louis. A fixer at Maurtania border aranged for anfriend of his to meet us at Roso so we can get through faster.
You right this speed traviling does kill you, it will be good to meet up in st louis. Where are staying ?
Cheers JC
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Hey Charlie good to hear fom you again. I met up with 2 crazy Italian guys on a old Aprilia Pegaso heading for SA.
Great funny guys, lol
Wen found a campsite on the beach in Louacshot, heading for Roso 2moro then st Louis. A fixer at Maurtania border aranged for anfriend of his to meet us at Roso so we can get through faster.
You right this speed traviling does kill you, it will be good to meet up in st louis. Where are staying ?
Cheers JC
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Bubba on the Mauritanian border recommended Mamm'dou in Rosso who tuned out to be a complete shark! Hopefully you got a better steer.
This may be too late but I'm staying at the Zebrabar 20km outside St Louis... a great place to recover! I'll be heading into Dakar on Sunday to get my Guinea visa on Monday.
If we don't meet up today, let me know where you end up and I'll try to track you down. Otherwise I'll be in the cafe behind the Hotel de la Poste in St Louis at 4pm tomorrow... it has internet!!
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Bubba on the Mauritanian border recommended Mamm'dou in Rosso who tuned out to be a complete shark! Hopefully you got a better steer.
This may be too late but I'm staying at the Zebrabar 20km outside St Louis... a great place to recover! I'll be heading into Dakar on Sunday to get my Guinea visa on Monday.
If we don't meet up today, let me know where you end up and I'll try to track you down. Otherwise I'll be in the cafe behind the Hotel de la Poste in St Louis at 4pm tomorrow... it has internet!!
Charlie
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We are at Ocean camping on the beatch in st Louis
text me on + 447871941690
Or local number +221774234472
Its my birthday tomorrow so we not riding any where untill sunday aswell.
absolute nightmare today !
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Bubba on the Mauritanian border recommended Mamm'dou in Rosso who tuned out to be a complete shark! Hopefully you got a better steer.
This may be too late but I'm staying at the Zebrabar 20km outside St Louis... a great place to recover! I'll be heading into Dakar on Sunday to get my Guinea visa on Monday.
If we don't meet up today, let me know where you end up and I'll try to track you down. Otherwise I'll be in the cafe behind the Hotel de la Poste in St Louis at 4pm tomorrow... it has internet!!
Charlie
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We are at Ocean camping on the beatch in st Louis
text me on + 447871941690
Or local number +221774234472
Its my birthday tomorrow so we not riding any where untill sunday aswell.
absolute nightmare today !
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We are at Ocean camping on the beatch in st Louis
text me on + 447871941690
Or local number +221774234472
Its my birthday tomorrow so we not riding any where untill sunday aswell.
absolute nightmare today !
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In St Louis now... will drop by at Ocean Camping at about 5.30pm,
.. and Happy Birthday!!
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In St Louis now... will drop by at Ocean Camping at about 5.30pm,
.. and Happy Birthday!!
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Just got your message, you rode past us
Will be back at camp by 6/30
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Hi guys,
Landy doing great! Had wonderful days driving pistes in the Western Sahara, and bush camping under the stars. Mauritania in a few days, so still going nice and slowy. Time is on my side!
Happy birthday, JC
Ride safe!
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Hi guys,
Landy doing great! Had wonderful days driving pistes in the Western Sahara, and bush camping under the stars. Mauritania in a few days, so still going nice and slowy. Time is on my side!
Happy birthday, JC
Ride safe!
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Great photo Gee, wish I was there. Enjoy Mauritania and look out for the guys who want to help you at Roso, they are all cheats and dont let them tell you about inport duties on old vehicles, if you can try do everything yourself and if you use assistance do NOT give them your passport and drivers licence, tell them you will go with them and give the papers. And once across the river it is very easy to do it yourself, but if they have ypur papers they ask for more money before giving it back to you.
if you look at my message to Charlie you will see my Senegal number, call if you have questions.
Cheers JC
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Charlie dont know if u getting my texts but if we dont meet along the road we will meet in dakar, I will find Internet cafe and check for message from you.
cheers jc
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Charlie dont know if u getting my texts but if we dont meet along the road we will meet in dakar, I will find Internet cafe and check for message from you.
cheers jc
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Gee... JC and I finally met up in St Louis and are heading south... all good!!
The desert looks fantastic!
Happy travels
Charlie
BTW avoid Rosso!!
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Hi Guys,
Am in Mauritania now, and will head for Nouakchot tomorrow. I expect to be in Senegal in a few days.
Taking Diama crossing, not Rosso.
Ride safe,
Gee
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