Sand, sand, sand!
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| Drinking strong tea |
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| The nomad daughter, she just came back from a 3 days walk with their cattle through the Sahara |
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| The pretty daughter of the family. |
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| Living a primitive and sometimes hard life, but they like it all the best |
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| Beautiful young lady in the Sahara, north of Tombouctou |
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| 2wd in soft sand in the Sahara |
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| Unbelievable, going upwards in soft sand! I couldn’t imagine so much is possible with only a rear wheel drive by deflating the tyres a bit (to 1 bar) |
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| Driving the Saharagelber through the Sahara |
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| Hooaaay! |
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| Tombouctou town |
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| Tombouctou library |
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| Mosque |
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| Isn’t she sweet? |
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| Beautiful door in Tombouctou town |
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| Sandy streets in Tombouctou |
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| How a Land Rover ends up sometimes |
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| Market stall in Tombouctou |
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| Entrance gate of Tombouctou |
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| The trustworthy W123 |
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| Ploughing through deep sand |
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| Ploughing through deep sand.. Coming from Tombouctou you have to drive on this dyke, where deep tracks of other vehicles make it hard to cross. People around were amazed this ‘petite voiture’ made it through the terrain. |
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| Gaining enough speed is the trick to go through it as is deflating the tyres a bit |
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| Lost some speed but the Benz still goes on |
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| The last metres and… We did it! |
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| I think it can’t get dirtier |
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| Sweet and healthy donkeys in the Sahara |