About 500 km separate Nouadhibou from Nouakchott, and not
only… There are also plenty of sand,
camels and police checkpoints.
The way is very impressive and very pretty during the first
50 km, impressive and pretty in the following 50 km and highly tiring and
desolating during the other 400 km!
On top of the sand, camels punctuate the landscape. During
almost 500 km we saw plenty of them!
Mauritania is a place where kidnapping is a real danger, and
most of the people just cross it as fast as possible. Just like we did, without
a single stop in a gas station! If you cross it, just make sure you have plenty
of “Les Fiches” to present at the very frequent police checkpoints. Le Fiche is
a simple paper with your passport information (other details as address and
occupation are also useful) and the vehicle information that can save you a lot
of time. If you have them, you can just hand them to the police and keep moving
in less than 5 minutes. If not… you will take much longer for sure! Don’t
forget to bring them, and plenty… we handed over 20!!
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