http://300td.org A story of one of the legendary W123's of Mercedes on vegetable oil Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:24:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://300td.org/2006/11/10/being-in-europe-again-a-bit-odd-to-see-all-the-luxury-again/ http://300td.org/2006/11/10/being-in-europe-again-a-bit-odd-to-see-all-the-luxury-again/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:49:39 +0000 blurg http://300td.org/?p=336
Driving through Spain again, after some hours sleep in the W123

Short picnic, longing to see my friends again @home

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Nice bus from a dutch fellow I met on Essaouira camping

Another friend at the camping

Interesting overlanders vehicle!

Back in Essaouira again

Lots of elderly people from Europe enjoying the warm winter in Morocco

Essaouira square

Picturesque Essaouira

Square in Essaouira

Saharagelber in Essaouira

Saying goodbye again to my two friends

Essaouira beach

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The long lonely road continues for thousands of kilometers

Tar and sand

Now listen ya’ all! I am your host for today and will tell you about the Sahara.

Enormous heat in the Sahara

Western Sahara coast line

Camel transport. How many are in there?

The Sahara dunes

My own campsite in the Western Sahara

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Seeing the sun rise in the Sahara

Good colors early in the morning just after sunrise

Abandoned W123 T modell in the Sahara

Sahara early in the morning, Mauritania

Saharagelber in the Saharan desert on the way back to Europe

On my way to Nouackchott

Sahara, Mauritania

1 camel and 4 persons in the back of this Landcruiser

W123 300TD in the Sahara

Saharan desert

The Sahara

Grazing Camels in the Sahara

Sahara, Mauritania

Transatlantic route, Sahara

Sahara, Mauritania

119000km on the clock!

W123 Taxi, Mauritania

Driving the Transatlantic route through the Sahara (Mauritania)

Sahara, Mauritania

W123 in the Sahara, Mauritania

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On my way to the north, driving back home, I’ve got 5 days left and 9000km to drive

Direction Nioro, North-East Mali

Very useful tool: The compressor. My spare tire had to be inflated first.

Hitting 118000km

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.

Entering the real Sahara again

Saharagelber in the desert

Baobab tree

Driving to Mauritania, close to Nioro

Sign close to the Mauritanian border

Main road to Aayoun El Atrous (Mauritania) Driving and driving…. and driving.

Sahara sunset

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.

Cooking gear

Relaxing and enjoying freedom

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Amanda and Andrada enjoying the drive through Mali

Amanda leaving for Djenne

Flat tyre.. Cause: A key from a moped

Loads of Baobab trees in Mali

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Just entered Mali, staying on this lame campsite

The Saharagelber in Mali

Baobab, Mali

Chameleon

On the way to the Dogon valley (again)

Mali, on the way to the Dogon

On my way to the Dogon valley

Anoter terrific Baobab

Great scenery in Mali

The Dogon area

Small pieces of farming land

The Dogon valley

Small houses built between the rocks

The Dogon valley planes

Rock formations in the Dogon valley

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Slept on the parking lot of the Cafe

Nice bridge, close to Akosombo Dam

Lake Volta, Ghana

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Kokrobite beach campsite in Accra

Driving to Accra city center

Meeting up with old friends

Slept on the parking lot of the Cafe

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