The other side of the Sahara

Smooth straights in the desert

We have reached the Mauretanian capital Nouakchott on the other side of the Sahara desert in one piece, and I hit the first Internet cafe I saw to report that all is well.

As we leave the city we have to stop at a police post. We chat with the police man, and I can´t believe my ears: He saw from the license plate that we are from Aachen, Germany, and he congratulates us, because our soccer team Alemannia Aachen beat Bayern Munich a few weeks back. Wow!