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Gallery: Cycling across the Sahara

Photographs posted by listentoafrica on Aug 24th, 2009

A few of our favourite photographs from our ten weeks in the Sahara – cycling the Atlantic route from Guelmim in Morocco to Nouakchott in Mauritania. Photographs by Huw Williams and Bex Sumner.

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1. isabel August 24th, 2009 5:30 pm

   great photos guys hope your riding still goes smoothly

2. Marlène August 24th, 2009 6:05 pm

   I really like your first picture. Oh, and the makeshift shelter is simply brilliant! We might adopt your technique ;-)
   Why are they so many shipwrecks in Mauritania???

3. Lisa August 25th, 2009 11:03 am

   Awesome gallery! Loved seeing the bikes at the Tropic of Cancer! ;-) Shipwreck looked unreal.

4. bex August 25th, 2009 1:40 pm

   Thanks folks.

   Isabel, been meaning to tell you: for any future cyclists coming your way, there are water points every 20kms or so (usually much less) on the Nouakchott-Rosso road. Hope all’s well at the auberge!

   Lisa, yep, I quite liked seeing the bikes at the Tropic of Cancer too :-)

   Marlène: they’re insurance jobs!

5. daphne August 29th, 2009 7:51 am

   great gallery huw and bex!
   xx

6. Tom November 28th, 2009 2:47 pm

   This is a great journey and a really interesting website. You’ve got a new subscriber :)

7. bex December 4th, 2009 11:13 am

   Thanks Daf, and thanks Tom :)

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