Across the Sahara on a Bicycle
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- I figured that the best route would be the Morocco-Western Sahara-Mauritania route. For the trip I carried 4 to 5 liters of water during the ride each day.
- I also found out that I couldn't fund the trip alone, so I decided to take help from friends and gathered funds through crowdfunding. I also put in my savings. All this together took care of the cost of flight, visas, bicycle, food and so on.
- I am Anindya Mukherjee, and I covered more than 2300 km in 28 days on a solo bicycle journey. Here is a account of my journey.
- As I rode to Tarfaya on March 2nd, the wind turned into a storm, and I received my first taste of the desert's wrath. However, on stage 2, when I journeyed across Laayoune to Dakhla, the wind became my friend.
- Due to visa complications, I had to change my route, giving me 17 days to cover 1300 km to cross the border before my Moroccan visa expired.
- On the very first day, I realized that the deciding factor on this trip was going to be the direction of the wind.
- It took me 28 days in total to cover this distance. It remains one of the most life-changing journeys I have ever undertaken. As I moved across the Sahara as an insignificant human being on a bicycle, takeing and love and hatred in my stride, the vast nothingness of the desert taught me a lot. I can only hope that I will be able to keep the spirit of the Sahara in me.
- On 21 March, I reached the Maison du Parc in the heart of Diawling National Park. As I cycled on, I genuinely enjoyed the company of nature. Then I realized that it had just crossed the Sahara on my bicycle, alone and unsupported. It felt somewhat special.
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