Such a fantastic sleep last night – it was cool, it was quiet, it was dark, even a little rain on the roof at times – oh so much better than last night at disco hotel! Today was a pretty…
And then there were three (Stage 30)
An eventful evening after we got back from getting our ice cream last night. As we returned to camp Mateo came up to say that he’s going to be leaving the tour tomorrow and taking a bus back to Dakar.…
Squeaky, clicky, clanky and flatty (Stage 29)
Squeaky: it sounds like someone’s attached a cage of canaries to my front wheel – I think it’s the front wheel bearings that have got a bit dry, presumably as a result of their salt water bath last week Clicky:…
Guinea bound!
Tonight’s our last night in Senegal, and I’ve still got loads of data left on my SIM card, but where we’re camped there’s basically no coverage so I’m not able to get any proper posts uploaded. Its been hot work…
Keep rolling east (Stage 28)
I had expected there would be dew or condensation on my tent this morning as by around 0400 it had cooled to the point that I had to pull the fly over the end of my tent, and my sleeping…
Heading east from Dakar (Stage 27)
There was a mozie in our room which was bothering Kevin shortly before 0300 so he went looking for some insect repellent in his bag – unfortunately that woke me up and I didn’t really get back to sleep properly,…
Dakar rest days
We’ve had three full rest days here in Dakar as well as most of the day we came in. It’s been great to have some time to unwind, get some jobs done, and also get to see some of the…
Off to Dakar (Stage 26)
I managed to get off to sleep after a while last night, but I didn’t even need my sleeping bag liner at any stage it stayed so warm and muggy through the night. Sharita didn’t have such a late night…
Not the beach! (Stage 25)
My bed didn’t prove to be very comfortable – there should have been five boards running length-wise down the bed, but the one in the middle was missing which made it rather like a hammock. It was also pretty hot…
A day at the beach (Stage 24)
It was such a treat to wake up with the sun, particularly since sun rise isn’t till around 0700. Tent down, bag packed and loaded, breakfast and now the long wait. Low tide’s not till 1640 and it’s only about…