Like the three bikers, we had an early start this morning. When I met Alex in the hotel corridor shortly before seven a.m., he was besides himself and grumpy as hell. He had slept badly, he told me. The bed was as soft as mine but he had a mattress spring poking him in the… Read More Miriam Makeba and the Capital Run [Day #57, 27.11.2023]
We were all up by eight this morning, because the biker guys wanted to leave early. We were treated to nice crunchy Guinean baguettes again. For the rest, it was the usual French breakfast with butter and jam, with coffee or tea, accompanied by local honey.Alex and I had some extra time to write up… Read More Driving deep into the Foula region, for a waterfall [Day #56, 26.11.2023]
The day started early for us. The breakfast was unspectacular, especially if you consider the price we paid for this nice hotel. The pain de chocolate were hard as rock and the coffee cold. The hotel only offered some dodgy milk powder. It was a fresh morning but the sun was already awake and warming… Read More Double border crossing & supporting old new friends [Day #55, 25.11.2023]
Again the muezzins woke me up early in the morning with a real cacophony of prayer calls from all directions and at various times and lengths. Afterwards it was difficult to fall back asleep again. It was so nice and cool this morning. The heat of the previous day had completely vanished and the humidity… Read More We lost our fellow expedition members, Charlotte and Trevor [Day #54, 24.11.2023]
Charlotte and I felt much better this morning. Thank you all for your good wishes. But now it was Trevor, who felt Dakar’s revenge. After a short breakfast with the bakery’s finest coffee buns, Alex had gotten, we settled the bills and went off. Traffic into town was dense and blocking our exit a bit.… Read More In to the mangroves of Saloum [Day #53, 23.11.2023]
Abidjan-Marrakech-Abidjan Overland Expedition 2023 
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