18 May

An easy day today, all prepared for conditions like the sand storm we had experienced on the way down, but things were much calmer.

Dad solved his clutch problem today, when he had fallen off he had moved his hand guard slightly so the lever wasn't extending fully! He's feeling pretty stupid but relieved its solved

Sand has got litterally everywhere, and unfortunately this is what has caused my choke to jam. Most of the riding ahead is open roads which I'm told shouldn't cause it too much of a problem.

We had arranged to stay in Nouadhibou where we stopped on the way down as he promised us langoustine, none of us had tried these before, he did as he promised and it was very nice

We saw 3 other bikes today, which brings the total of the trip since leaving the top of Morocco (other than local mopeds) upto 5! I also met one European guy at Rosso that was travelling on a KTM 990, but that was stuck at Nouakcott with a blown head gasket!

Miles covered: 300