WESTERN SAHARA

Western Sahara

Crossing Western Sahara was an adventure in itself. This vast, remote territory has a fascinating and complicated history involving Morocco, the Sahrawi people and the Polisario Front. Heading south, we left the paved roads behind and ventured east onto sandy desert tracks, often feeling like we were a long way from anywhere. The tracks weren’t always obvious. Some were little more than pairs of tyre marks disappearing into the sand, while others crossed rocky ground before suddenly becoming soft and sandy again. Progress could be slow, and every change in the terrain demanded attention, as we worked our way towards the Mauritanian border. It was the kind of driving that reminded us why we had undertaken the overland around the world journey in the first place. Five months later, we came back north — but this time along the paved Atlantic coastal road. What a contrast! After the rough desert tracks and remote crossing of our journey south, the paved coastal road felt almost luxurious. We could settle into a rhythm, watching the Atlantic Ocean and desert landscape pass by as we worked our way north. the sealed highway makes the journey much more straightforward than our southbound adventure. Two crossings, two completely different experiences: remote sandy tracks heading south and an endless coastal paved highway heading north. Western Sahara certainly left us with some unforgettable memories.

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