Mauritania truly turned out to be a land of contradiction. Friendly officials at the border, 5 star welcome at the youth hostel and even breakfast in a Taxi!
We over landed from Western Sahara, through Mauritania, to Senegal. We spent two nights in Mauritania. The short time in Mauritania was yet another glimpse of God's faithfulness to us. He sent people ahead of us and really provided for us. We experienced incredible favour and protection in this country. We were greatly blessed with friendly and effecient (as far as effeciency gets in Africa) officials at the border....a very unusual but pleasant experience.
The people were very warm and hospitable and this was contrary to what we had read and heard prior to our arrival. We stayed in a youth hostel where we were offered a&
nbsp;'private transport service'....the guy drove us around Nouadibo so that we could sort out all our admin and buy food. On this scenic drive we saw more goats than people while listening to some African beats.
The contradicting experience does not discredit the information we had gathered concerning the country but really stands as a testimony to answered prayer. When we prayed for our time in Mauritania, God promised to level the way before us and He surely did as He promised.
Off we drove to Senegal!!!!!All seven of us, with all our luggage, drove in a little taxi which had it's interior modified to accommodate such a large number of people! Our driver offered us breakfast...talk about travelling in real African style....! It was the first time, on this journey, that all seven of us could travel in one taxi.....nice and intimate!
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So glad God kept you safe and you had fun while there!