Being in Europe again. A bit odd to see all the luxury again
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| Driving through Spain again, after some hours sleep in the W123 |
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| Short picnic, longing to see my friends again @home |
Archive for November 2006
Essaouira to Algeciras
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| Great landscapes in marvellous Morocco |
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| Signs in Morocco. Around Kenitra. |
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| Lake |
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| The long distance taxis are W123′s in Morocco (Grande Taxi) |
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| Crippled Old Man |
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| Leaving Africa! Entering the boat in Ceuta. Europe here we come! Amazing, early in the morning I was in Essaouira and now I’m on the boat already heading for Europe. |
Relax day in Essaouira, after the monster trip from Bamako
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| Nice bus from a dutch fellow I met on Essaouira camping |
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Another friend at the camping  |
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| Interesting overlanders vehicle! |
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| Back in Essaouira again |
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| Lots of elderly people from Europe enjoying the warm winter in Morocco |
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| Essaouira square |
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| Picturesque Essaouira |
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| Square in Essaouira |
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| Saharagelber in Essaouira |
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| Saying goodbye again to my two friends |
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| Essaouira beach |
Driving through the Western Sahara and entering Essaouira
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| My private instant campsite |
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| Drivers seat |
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| Early morning departure, heading for Morrocco today |
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| After thousands and thousands of kilometers, still going strong! |
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| W123 in the Western Sahara (Morocco) |
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| South Morocco |
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| South Morocco |
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| Moroccon mountains |
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| W115 Taxi, Morocco |
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| The living room |
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| Unique T-model |
Driving 16-17 hours a day in the immense Sahara heat, no problem for the W123!
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| The long lonely road continues for thousands of kilometers |
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| Tar and sand |
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| Now listen ya’ all! I am your host for today and will tell you about the Sahara. |
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| Enormous heat in the Sahara |
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| Western Sahara coast line |
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| Camel transport. How many are in there? |
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| The Sahara dunes |
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| My own campsite in the Western Sahara |
A loooong way through the Sahara
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| Seeing the sun rise in the Sahara |
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| Good colors early in the morning just after sunrise |
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| Abandoned W123 T modell in the Sahara |
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| Sahara early in the morning, Mauritania |
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| Saharagelber in the Saharan desert on the way back to Europe |
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| On my way to Nouackchott |
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| Sahara, Mauritania |
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| 1 camel and 4 persons in the back of this Landcruiser |
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| W123 300TD in the Sahara |
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| Saharan desert |
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| The Sahara |
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| Grazing Camels in the Sahara |
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| Sahara, Mauritania |
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| Transatlantic route, Sahara |
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| Sahara, Mauritania |
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| 119000km on the clock! |
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| W123 Taxi, Mauritania |
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| Driving the Transatlantic route through the Sahara (Mauritania) |
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| Sahara, Mauritania |
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| W123 in the Sahara, Mauritania |
Driving through South Mauritania and spend the night with some saharan nomads
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| On my way to the north, driving back home, I’ve got 5 days left and 9000km to drive |
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| Direction Nioro, North-East Mali |
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| Very useful tool: The compressor. My spare tire had to be inflated first. |
| Hitting 118000km |
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| Broken tyre this time. It’s sometimes difficult where to place the jack. I collected some stones to place the jack on so I could lift the car, instead of the jack digging itself in. |
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| Entering the real Sahara again |
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| Saharagelber in the desert |
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| Baobab tree |
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| Driving to Mauritania, close to Nioro |
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| Sign close to the Mauritanian border |
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| Main road to Aayoun El Atrous (Mauritania) Driving and driving…. and driving. |
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| Sahara sunset |
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| Bush camping with the Saharan nomads. I asked some nomads if it was okay I stayed with them, they were okay with that. That evening I sat with them but we couldn’t exchange any words, they didn’t speak french but only their local language. |
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| Cooking gear |
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| Relaxing and enjoying freedom |
Taking care for Andrada and putting her on the plane
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| Parking lot at an office in Bamako, only Mercedes! Incredible, the car with status. Only W124′s and W201′s whch still look quite good |
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| You don’t need a T modell to sleep |
Staying in Bamako
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| Peugeot 504 Break in Mali |
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| W123 taxi in Bamako, Mali |
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| W123 taxi in bad shape, Bamako |