Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Heading South
Yesterday we made our way from Essaouria south to Tan Tan. We had thought that the journey was only going to be 6 hours according to our guidebook... 14 hours later we arrived. I suppose the frustrating part of that journey was the waiting (in the bus) along the way. About 4 hours in total. The journey was quite beautiful following the coastline for much of the journey. Due the extended travel time we missed the connecting bus and now are hanging out in Tan Tan for the day till the next bus... Not much to do here, however the people are really friendly and we are not being hassled nearly as much as in the North. The plan is to make it to Dakhla by tomorrow morning. Then hopefully catch a ride to Mauritania from there...
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OH my Gosh! I can't believe you guys are going to Mauritania!! I am SO jealous! I so wish i had the names and addresses of the people I know there, bummer! Just remember, anyone will pick you up pretending they are a taxi and they will usually get you where you want to go but the real taxi's are green. 200 ougiiya is plenty for a cab fare. Dont bother to go to the silver market, its not worth it, but definitely go to the dunes at sunrise, but its cold!
Also if you say Asalamalekum when you greet someone or when you pass through the doorway of a shop they will like you. If they say it to you you say Alekum-salam.
haha Im sure you guys will figure all of this out but I hope its helpful a little! Be safe!
Hannah
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