An Expedition from Bonn via Southern Europe led to Morocco, West-Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal, Gamibia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Algeria, Tunesia back to Germany via Genova. It took almost 4 months and about 20.000 km crossing Sahara twice and travelling solo most of the time.
Route through Westafrica and SaharaSahara Camp Fort Bou Jerif | MoroccoSt. Exupery Memorial in Villa Cisneros | West-SaharaNational Road N1 Aligning Atlantic Ocean at Low Tide | MauritaniaCrossing Gambia River | GambiaBaoBab | SenegalNiger River | GuineaNiger River Village | GuineaNational Road | MaliFamous Mosque of Djenne | MaliRemaining West African Elephants | Burkina FasoFormer Slave Trading Post Cape Coast | GhanaOther Traffic to Accra | GhanaFormer Prussian Slave Trading Post Princess Town | GhanaRain Forest Skywalk | GhanaRain Forest Meets Atlantic Ocean | GhanaCamp Brenu Beach | Ghana…and „Chez Alice“ in Lomé | TogoWonderful Beach Camp at Grand Popo | BeninCotonou | BeninUNESCO World Heritage Palace Abomey | BeninBush Fires all over West AfrikaCotton Harvest in West AfrikaFarm in Benin | West AfricaLots of Rhinos in National Park WW | West AfricaSavannah LookRemaining Giraffes in West Africa | NigerDesert View across Niger from Grand Hotel du Niger in Niamey | NigerCamp and Laundry at Niger River | NigerFresh and Washwater Retrieval form Niger | NigerFamous Hotel de l’Äir in Agadez | NigerCamp Mostache in Arlit | NigerBegging for Water and Food in the Middle of Sahara | NigerAdjusting Tire Pressure on N1 for Dune Passes | NigerGlobetrotters May End Travelling due to Several Types of Problems…Others ContinueTrans-Sahara-Highway N1 Agadez-Tamanrasset | NigerCamping beneath Imhagren Volcano Tamanrasset | AlgeriaWatching Sun Rise across Hoggar | AlgeriaOverviewing Hoggar during Daylight | AlgeriaSanddunes close to Amguid | AlgeriaUnexpected 2-Day-Maintenance in the Sand Desert without any Asistance or Traffic but with enough water and food in the truck | AlgeriaAnd again for one Week in the Gravel Desert without meeting anybody | AlgeriaReaching N3 to Hassi Messaoud after 1000 km 10 Days later | AlgeriaRelaxing at Hassi Belguebour | AlgeriaWell Done: Cheers!Camping close to Oil City Hassi Messaoud | AlgeriaReturning HOME via Genova from Tunis | Tunisia
During the trip a beginning, severe frame and total cabin bearings breakage plus shearing spring hanger occurred and were provisionally repaired on-site. Professional repair was done after returning home. For more information please see:
