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…
Visiting St Louis (Stage 23)
The combination of hot ground, a cool night, and the high humidity meant my tent fly was as wet as a fish when I was packing up this morning. There’s an option to rent a bungalow at the campsite we’re…
To Senegal we go (Stage 22)
Another early start with people crashing round in the dark long before they needed to be – I really must go further from the truck with my tent! It was also another day of lots of dew and condensation so…
Keep heading south (Stage 21)
The first call to prayer was at 0515 and that seemed to be enough to stir people who were camping, to the point that someone turned the car park lights on at 0545 which made it like daylight in my…