Soundtrack: Grace Jones – I’ve Seen That Face Before
I could describe West Africa with words, but I think the photos below speaks better alone…
Amazing view when waking up in the morning (Merzouga, Morocco).
Fighting against the heat. (Southern Morocco).
Out of water… One consumes enormous amounts of liquid during the day
(Southern Morocco).
El Aaúin city, more clean than most Moroccan cities (West Sahara).
One of my favorite photos. From here it is straight
South to The Gambia (West Sahara coastal road).
There are long distances between gas stations, so one better be prepared
with extra fuel-cans (West Sahara)
Settled down for the night close to Laayoune Plage (West Sahara).
Now you have an idea how far the distances can be between civilization
in West Africa (West Sahara).
Just a stone’s throw from the road and the landscape takes an amazing
change (North of Dakhla, West Sahara).
Don’t go for a pee! (West Sahara).
“No Man’s Land” is the zone between Western Sahara and Mauritania.
No rules here other than staying on the track to avoid the danger of mines
(No Mans Land).
Taken by Ana Filipa Monteiro when crossing Mauritanian border.
Photographing at borders are often regarded as spying, so you better
not get caught (Mauritania).
Sleeping in an old abandoned house. The stars seemed like one could reach
them in the dark desert night (Nouadhibou, Mauritania).
Erik Lathouwers from Belgium took care of me when I was out of money
(Nouadhibou, Mauritania).
Sunrise in the desert. I slept out here on my way from Nouakchott to Atar
(Mauritania).
Stuck in the sand, I waited 30 minutes for help to pass, luckily Alquada not
came by that evening (Mauritania).
The famous Rosso border between Mauritania and Senegal One of the most
feared and hated border crossings in Africa. I must say that things here are
total chaotic and all they want is to unburden you of your cash. If this was
not enough I made my entry by tossing the bike in the sand in front of
hundreds of people (Mauritania).
At the popular “Zebra Bar” (Senegal).
This beautiful tree fascinated me as all the area behind
me was full of garbage, but right at this very spot
everything was perfect (Dakar, Senegal).
View from my hotel room in Dakar city. The locals slept on the roof’s during
the night (Dakar, Senegal).
Please feel free to explore all the photo’s of West Africa:
Morocco photo set
West Sahara photo set
No Mans Land photo set (Border crossing between WS & Mauritania)
Mauritania photo set
Senegal photo set
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mhoey
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