Roadtrip no. 2

Since the weather is getting progressively cooler over the last few weeks we headed off on our first camping trip. Again armed with two Jeeps we headed east. For the first 2 hours all we saw was sand, stretching as far as the eye could see. Suddenly out of nowhere this is what met us.....

These rugged mountains stretched for another two hours to the east coast. It was very odd driving through this area. We did not pass a single car, donkey or person for the first hour. Then, coming over one of the mountains a strange sight met us. A small valley streched for little over a mile. Coming into this valley was like being transported back 300 years.

For this country mile the road was lined with small houses. You couldn't even call them houses. More like huts. They are simply built with tree branches and a piece of fabric covering the fragile frame. No doors, no windows, just a place to shelter from the sun. Since this place is so remote everyone is trying to sell anything that the odd passer-by would consider.

The only method of transport is by donkey. Looking around, there must have been over 150 of them, more than the population of this small area. Stopping off we decided to buy some firewood for the campfire. A handful of sticks would cost us 10 euro, we were told. Seeing our disgust he tryed to lower the price but not before every other salesman had surrounded us and tryed to drag us to their establishments. Eventually we escaped the mayhem with two arms full of sticks at a reasonable price.

On the road again we reached our destination in another hour, the Indian Ocean. We camped on the beach looking out at Snoopy Island....

The island is aptly named becauze of it's shape resembling that of Snoopy the dog, but i'm sure you've figured that out.

The campfire got going as the sun set and the fish was thrown onto the barbeque. The fish out here is called Hammour. It's almost identical to whiting, maybe a small bit stronger in taste. About midnight we found that our beer supply was on it's last legs so.... well to be honest I can't say what happened but if you want the real story in private, then email me. I'll just say, it was the most surreal experience of my life.