Days 202 to 205: The Roast
Day 202: The Wheels On The Bus Go FWAP FWAP FWAP 21.07.09: As the dawn was breaking ahead of us (myself and two guys from my shared taxi) we crossed…
Days 198 to 201: The Odyssey Reloaded
Day 198: The Approach 17.07.09: Wawaweewa. Friday! Are we still at sea? It would appear so. No sign of Dakar yet, but the GPS was insisting it was less than…
Day 151: Wish Me Well
31.05.09: This will be my last blog entry for a little while. I leave on HMS Deathtrap tonight. I better leave you all some particulars. The name of the boat…
Day 150: Voodoo Economics
30.05.09: The two boats that I might have had an outside chance of getting on have said no (not surprised when I'm not there in person to charm them). I…
Day 149: The Answer’s No, Now What’s The Question?
29.05.09: All of the stuff that was supposed to happen, all of the stuff that Mentor ‘had a good feeling about' has come to nought. Still here, with not a…
Day 148: Limbo
28.05.09: Still waiting on Mentor to get me on a boat. I'm sitting here in the pile of concrete, dust and junk that is Dakar, twiddling my thumbs. Maybe tonight I'll…
Day 147: Go On Then, Just This Once…
27.05.09: I got on the internet this afternoon and GUESS WHAT?! I will have to go BACK to the Gambia because after checking my GPS, I discover that I was…
Day 146: Night-Trip to Gambia
26.05.09: So Mentor and I hit the streets to find a way to Cape Verde. We go down to the beach where all the fishermen are. Mentor makes some phone…
Day 145: It’s Gonna Cost Ya…
25.05.09: And so my journey took me to the most expensive country so far. More expensive than Japan, Norway and London PUT TOGETHER. I am talking, of course(?), about Senegal.…