... would have been the last thing I needed!
Turned out, the heat had stopped us thinking clearly.
The car was in DRIVE, not PARK...
DOH!!!
Anyway, we then got through the border and kept on heading east.
Slept the first night in the bush. Only noise was the occasional truck passing by, but otherwise silent.
Got the Bamako the following day, and it is pretty crazy there.
Turned out, the heat had stopped us thinking clearly.
The car was in DRIVE, not PARK...
DOH!!!
Anyway, we then got through the border and kept on heading east.
Slept the first night in the bush. Only noise was the occasional truck passing by, but otherwise silent.
Got the Bamako the following day, and it is pretty crazy there.
Seems like every single person has a "KTM POWER K" motorbike. Thousands and thousands of them.
Stayed at a place called Le Cactus. Friendly owners from Canada. Interesting stories from their days in Zaire, now DRC, which is where we are heading.
Have not seen any other overlanders so far. Le Cactus people say they reckon they have maximum 30 % of overlanders, due to the Mauritania security situation.
This plus the time of year mean we mostly have the campsites to ourselves, except some animals to keep us company
Stayed at a place called Le Cactus. Friendly owners from Canada. Interesting stories from their days in Zaire, now DRC, which is where we are heading.
Have not seen any other overlanders so far. Le Cactus people say they reckon they have maximum 30 % of overlanders, due to the Mauritania security situation.
This plus the time of year mean we mostly have the campsites to ourselves, except some animals to keep us company
It was very hot and Le Cactus has no electricity or running water. So we thought, bugger this, lets find a place with a pool. We found Campement Kangaba and checked in there for a few days while waiting for visas for Benin and Burkina Faso.
Visas in hand we headed for Burkina.