SENEGAL DAY 215 3-12- 24

Nouakchott Mauritania St Louis Senegal.

The Chinese guys were at the hostel and Robert tried to help me with my Garmin In Reach but to no avail. 

There was  ten Portuguese on bikes doing a tour and we ended up chatting for ages and then they gave me some supplies and stopped phone numbers. Then there was the Japanese guy, 69 years old that left from Japan on a 250cc and such an inspiration. We were meant to meet at this camp tonight but he has not shown up, hope all is well. We were going to ride together down here but agreed it would not work and I left after him but did not see him. 

After 240kms I was at the Senegal border after passing through numerous police checkpoints points where they ask for your fische or take your passport. 

Leaving Mauritania was easy, except for the women that were protesting and blocking the road and setting tures alight, don't know what it was all about but am sure it was justified seeing the way they live. The border was easy leaving and the policemen that checked my bike registration said I had to pay ten Euro's and I asked him why and I need a receipt, knowing full well it was BS and just walked out and crossed into Senegal.

   The Portuguese and Japanese and  Chinese bikers.

    The water plastic bottles are everywhere, it is mindboggling to see it throughout the country......

SENEGAL

CFA 4000       to cross bridge

€ 10                Passavant for 5 days

CFA 1000       Community tax

I used my SA passport to enter because they have VOA but it is only if you fly in, but they allow US people in, but not Africans, so used my US passport to enter again and the visa is free.

Did not get insurance at the border and took the risk of riding to St Louis and getting it tomorrow for the region in town. I was given a Sim card for Senegal and The Gambia by a guy back in Noudhibou and like a nimrod I didn't put it in at the border and asked someone where the Zebrabar was and followed their directions. It was 35 kms out of the way but had a great experience in the fishing island, was quite amazing at the activity and the amount of people and goats and it had such a good vibe and evryone looked so happy and busy with beautiful coloured outfits on, so different to Mauritania.

I finally stopped and put in the sim card and had internet and rode to Zebrabar through town which took forty minutes.

Pitched the tent ,showered and had a few beers and a good meal.