We're in Dakhla, ready to ship out tomorrow morning at 6am for Mauritania.
We arrived last night to find that the campsite owner was expecting us! We were the first, and we found out that everyone else is at least a day behind us. A bit of a surprise as we have been chilling out on the route today, and quite frustrating as it might mean an extra day sitting around waiting to form a convoy for Mauritania.
Heard that Fat Blokes have killed their Landy again, this time the fanbelt tensioner. They expect a replacement part to take 2 days. They don't seem to be having much luck.
Dakhla is a fairly nondescript place, huge army presence, big airstrip for the Hercs that fly in and out, and a surprisingly nice seafront.
We met up with a number of other teams that arrived in town today - Nomad'ers, Saharan Stokies, Lavvies, Cazekiel, Fundeles, In Dust We Trust, and a couple of others. Most of us are heading for the border tomorrow, there are a few more teams behind us and some in another campsite. We'll be in a convoy of min 4 cars for the desert crossing.
We heard the news about the Paris-Dakar rally being cancelled; thanks to Lois and Martin for providing news updates from the BBC, FCO, and French FO. We've reviewed all the recent information carefully and decided to continue south. We have a reliable local guide lined up - thanks to Group 3 for the recommendation - which is another big plus.
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