This blog is the diary of a journey through the Sahara undertaken February-May 2007. The most recent post is first.   

  • Into Tunisia
    The Mediterranean coast of Algeria is to be avoided for security reasons, and the central deserts are not as dramatic as those of the South,...
  • Gao, Mali to Niamey, Niger
    After our breakdown adventure near Timbuktu the rest of the journey to Gao was uneventful. It was a beautiful desert drive, sometimes on the...
  • Camp Life
    Thanks to EU funding, there is now a beautiful road for most of the way from Kayes to Bamako. Only about 80km is piste, and that is being up...