Gareth Griffiths, Author at Expedition Portal

A large group of pelicans crowd together, most with white feathers and yellow beaks, with one brown pelican standing out among them near the water’s surface—an iconic sight along the road to Dakar in Senegal.

Sirocco Overland: Through Senegal and the road to Dakar

There was a mix-up at the border crossing. There, I said it. To this day I still can’t recall what we were actually thinking or exactly how it happened. Rule number one in overlanding… always ensure your paperwork is in order. We skipped past about 100 trucks queued up on the embankment road and followed…

Children walk and carry water containers near a white overlanding SUV parked in front of a large, historic adobe mosque with tall, ornate towers and wooden beams, under a clear sky.

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Sirocco Overland: Into the Heart of West Africa (Part 2)

The border went better than expected, with only a little hassle from the Gendarme, and some gentle persuasion to get the carnet stamped at customs. We drove on late into the afternoon passing through the Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country. What a place! Completely untouched by religion, traditional tribal life continues. We found a good campsite…