Mauritania Part 2 - The desert coast to Nouakchott

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October 18th 2007

Published: October 24th 2007

While the cities in Mauritania are anything but special, the drive from Nouadhibou to Nouakchott was far and away the highlight of the trip on the Dover to Dakar section. There is a brand new tarmac'd highway linking the two cities, but if we took that it would entirely defeat the purpose of travelling overland. A little sandmatting was certainly worth the effort in order to experience the real ... Read Full Entry

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