Mauritania, Occidental Sahara and Morocco on February 2010

ABarros · #1 12th-March-2010, 10:35

Hello,

Last month a trip to Mauritania, Occidental Sahara and Morocco.

www.espirito-defender.com/Escapa-uk-100220.htm

Hope you enjoy the images.

Best regards,

Booger · #2 12th-March-2010, 10:51

Hi Barros,

Thanks for sharing your pictures, there are some brilliant ones there. Makes me even more happy we are leaving for Morocco in 3 weeks

Griffdowg · #3 12th-March-2010, 17:49

Hey Barros,

Whats the security situation like in Mauri lately? after the kidnappings on the Mauri/Mali border recently, people have been quite twitchy about visiting the area. Did you go far into Mauri? or stay north?

G

ABarros · #4 12th-March-2010, 19:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griffdowg

Hey Barros,

Whats the security situation like in Mauri lately? after the kidnappings on the Mauri/Mali border recently, people have been quite twitchy about visiting the area. Did you go far into Mauri? or stay north?

G

I stayed north in the "triangle": Nouadhibou, Atar, Guelb er Richatt, Akjoujt, Nouakchot, Nouadhibou.

The security is better than last year (frebruary 2009). The are more mobile brigades of the police in the desert intercepting people and demanding papers.
When in the "train track" at 5pm a mobile brigade asked me "where are you going to sleep?" and i answered in the desert, they "obliged" me to sleep in the police squad of Tmeimichat, 1 hour of the position.

They want tourists back, because tourism is a good part in the economy.

Ryder · #5 13th-March-2010, 22:54

What a wonderful set oh pictures... thanks for sharing

Paul D · #6 14th-March-2010, 09:24

Cool pictures, thanks ..

Gonna have to do a full-on expedition one day, pipedream for now thobut ..

rustyrhinos · #7 14th-March-2010, 19:31

Thanks for sharing the pics, can't wait until my next trip!