Comments on: Seven days in the Sahara

By: bex

bex — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:16:09 +0000

rich, are you implying i’m partial to the odd technical mishap…? :) (it was a case of dropped bike – on the side with all the fragile stuff in. sound recorder is fine but i think the laptop may have collided with my emergency beer can…)

tash, can’t wait xx

By: tash

tash — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:57:08 +0000

fantastic update …
Sending you tonnes of love and a promise for an email
XXX

By: rich

rich — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:23:47 +0000

technical mishaps…oh how cliche….

Goodonya

By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:19:41 +0000

Thanks bex – really useful info.
The gps water coords will be invaluable, but I can certainly wait until you get to Senegal – i’ve a little way to go before reaching the sahara!!

By: bex

bex — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:15:31 +0000

Thanks Jocelyn, I’m trying to keep them a bit shorter so there’s less to read from now on, but we’ll see how that goes…!

By: jocelyn

jocelyn — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:45:47 +0000

Great blog and I have been very remiss and missed quite a few so having fun catching up! lol

By: bex

bex — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:07:19 +0000

Thank you Daf. Maybe not the stars but, if we’re lucky we might have the moon for the next gallery and, if we’re really, really lucky, the sound of stag beetles clicking (that’s the hope, anyway!) xx

By: daphne

daphne — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:21:39 +0000

wow – what an update! i feel like i’m reading a book and I can’t wait for the next installment.
please can we see the interesting succulents, and stag beetles, and more than anything i’d love to see the stars, but i know thats not possible.
thanks for all that great blogging and positivity about everything
dafxx

By: bex

bex — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:02:01 +0000

Thank you folks. Jamie, yep, you may have a point there…

Helen, thanks – won’t be long before you’re here! (For others, Helen’s about to cycle from the UK to South Africa, solo, with an amazing photography project in mind – http://www.takeonafrica.com. See Maria Helena, there are other people like us!)

Water: what we’re getting through varies so much depending on heat, mood, hunger, whether there’s a cafe for soft drinks on the way etc but I think the most we’ve got through in a day is 10 litres – that’s for two of us, including around 4 litres for cooking the evening meal, washing up and drinking at night etc.

I drink at least four litres a day – and feel I should be drinking a lot more than that (I’m getting better). Huw rarely feels the need to drink more than 2 (but he’s not normal when it comes to water intake!).

On the very hot day I probably drank six or seven litres on the road plus another couple when we arrived in town, and Huw 2.5. Just mentioning it to make the point that you may need more than me or (unlikely!) less than Huw.

By the way, we’re noting the GPS location of every water point between Guelmim and the Senegal border – we’ll publish them here when we get to Senegal but shout if you need them before, or in more detail. (That applies to anyone else reading too.)

Bex

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:50:02 +0000

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with you…
Loving the updates – makes we want to be there – keep it up!

(quick qu – how much water were you carrying/drinking each day?)