Today, I finally arrived to Nouakchott. Suddenly, a big city has been appeared on the horizon. It was the capital of Mauritania, Nouakchott.

本日ようやくヌアクショットに到着。地平線に現れた巨大な街。

I normally don't like to be in a big city, but not for this time. I felt stress free by crossing empty unstable area.

大きな街は好きでは無いけれど、何も無い場所を走って来ただけに安心感の方が大きい。


I run straight in to a restaurant and had a rice dish. It was really nice.

やっと真面な昼飯が食べれる。速攻でレストランに入って米料理を注文。うめぇ～



This dish was not actually from Mauritania. It was from Senegal called Chap Chap.

あ、ちなみに後から聞いたのですが、この米料理はセネガル料理らしいです。チャプチャ？だったかな。


Nouakchott didn't really look the "capital" people normally image of. This city was like being built on sand.
今までに無い頼りない首都ヌアクショット。砂の上に作ったような街は何故が水たまりだらけ。


A lot of pot holes. scary.
落とし穴も沢山。怖。


The sand covers many part of the city. There were no space for bicycle, so it was difficult to go through the city center.

砂だらけで自転車が走れるスペースが無い。砂地に入るとハンドルを取られて危険だし、車道通ると車が追い越せないし、災厄な市街地だった。


The main road was a bit better because there was some asphalt without sand, but as you see other roads, it's totally covered by sand.
メインを外れると道が砂に埋めつくされていて自転車は走行不可能。


Seemed this was the capital, many people
首都だけあって賑やか


This is my bed in Nouakchott, Auberge Menata.
やっとたどり着いたヌアクショットでの宿 Auberge Menata。


Pitching tent on the terrace costs 2000 Ouluglya. They had a nice open space and shade. I loved it.
テラスでテント泊が2000ウギア。日陰で気持ち良いし、ネット繋がるし、下の共用スペースも気持ち良いし、かなりポイント高い宿だった。




I need to do something in this city. The first is to visit Senegal embassy to ask if I can obtain visa here. The second is to get the Gambia visa.
Today is Saturday, so all official work is closed. I will start to work on those from Monday. By then, it's resting time.
ヌアクショットでの業務は2点。セネガルビザが受け取れるかセネガル大使館に行ってみるのと、ガンビアビザの申請。とりあえず今日は土曜日なので、明日までは休息です。