2/14/2023 0 Comments Endless sky shields upIt is a noisy, dirty and dangerous journey: falls are common, and the temperature can reach well over 40C during the day. Many Mauritanians choose – like my companion Mike and I had done – to forgo the overcrowded passenger carriage and ride “second-class” in the freight cars, free of charge. The train also carries passengers to and from distant desert communities, cutting up to 500km off the inconvenient journey by road, which involves a lengthy detour south to Nouakchott, Mauritania’s capital.
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