While Sheldon boldy goes where no nerd has gone before, Christi and I elect to surf the dunes in the Toyota Hilux with Ahmed and Mahmoud. We will all meet tomorrow at the remote (how much more remote can we get?) oasis of Tanouchert. The good news from my perspective is that the one ciprofloxicin tablet I have taken to date has brought immediate benefit. My stomach is no longer churning, while … [Read more...]
Ben Amira, Mauritania, Day 236
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Sheldon arrives at Tanouchert oasis mid-morning looking mangier than ever. He says he had fun, walking in the mornings and riding his camel after lunch. He spends all of 15 minutes exploring Tanouchert and suggests we move on to our next destination, Ouadane, yet another dilapidated Saharan town further to the east. It's at this point that Ahmed realizes that our current itinerary is a day longer … [Read more...]
Aicha monolith and the Iron Ore train, Day 237
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Not surprisingly neither Christi nor I slept particularly well last night as sand constantly blew into our faces. My only escape was to bury myself ever deeper into my sleeping bag. Sheldon, on the other hand, emerges from his tent quite refreshed, the bastard. Christi and I use wet wipes to scour some of the Sahara off our bodies before packing our bags. We are given 1 hour to explore the … [Read more...]
Saharan sandstorm, Day 238
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Traveling aboard the Iron Ore train at night is painful, literally. We have seat backs, but the upholstered seats themselves have long since been removed. Were it not for Sheldon's blow-up mattress, we could add sore bums to the list of discomforts we endure. For a start the window does not close, so sand constantly swirls around the carriage, creating our own little private Saharan sandstorm. … [Read more...]
Dakhla, Western Sahara, Day 239
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After two months of intense tour-group travel, Christi and I are finally free. It is quite wonderful. Christi and I get quite ornery when we're forced to travel with other people. We prefer to potter around at our own pace and do our own thing. Dragoman and Ahmed were useful to accomplish a lot in a relatively short space of time, but for the remaining 4 months of our Year of Wonder, Christi and I … [Read more...]
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