Blue strands in the Sands


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December 13th 2023
Published: December 13th 2023
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Mauritania is blue. That sounds strange perhaps. Most people, if they think of the country at all, or know about it for that matter, might say it is more sand coloured. It is 90% desert after all. And sand is everywhere. The desert never far away. Nouadibhou, Mauritinia’s second largest city, feels more like a conglomeration of desert villages then a city. There are a few paved roads, but most o... Read Full Entry



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Public transport in these parts is with pick-ups, in the back some goats with the rest of the luggage.
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Scenery along the way
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Picked up more goats from a nomad family, they also offered us goat milk, a sign of hospitality to strangers
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Very bleak landscape
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End of the road
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Blue strand in the sand
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A bit of green here and there
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Round straw huts are common
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Another dusty town
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Arrived in Terjit at sunset



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