School ended officially on May 28th, so that very evening I took off for the north to visit my friend Aly. Northern Mauritania is the more "touristy" part of the country-people like to do camel treks in the Sahara and visit the ruins of the ancient caravan towns. As for me, I went to Atar to partake of the tourist amenities such as ice cream, Orangina, and chicken. During my stay, we also found time to do a camping trip at an oasis about 12 km outside of Atar. This village was the starting point of our hike.
Shortly after we arrived at the pool. We planned the hike in poorly; we began at 10:30 in the morning and arrived at 2 in the afternoon, which is the hottest part of the day. In this picture we are happy and relieved because a) there is water and b) the 125 degree heat has not killed us.
Where we swam. We also discovered freshwater jellyfish!
A hanging garden.
The canyon we hiked in through.
School ended officially on May 28th, so that very evening I took off for the north to visit my friend Aly. Northern Mauritania is the more "touristy" part of the country-people like to do camel treks in the Sahara and visit the ruins of the ancient caravan towns. As for me, I went to Atar to partake of the tourist amenities such as ice cream, Orangina, and chicken. During my stay, we also found time to do a camping trip at an oasis about 12 km outside of Atar. This village was the starting point of our hike.
Shortly after we arrived at the pool. We planned the hike in poorly; we began at 10:30 in the morning and arrived at 2 in the afternoon, which is the hottest part of the day. In this picture we are happy and relieved because a) there is water and b) the 125 degree heat has not killed us.
Where we swam. We also discovered freshwater jellyfish!
A hanging garden.
The canyon we hiked in through.
