MATERIAL PROVIDED
3 Pik-up Ford Ranger new
1 Nissan Patrol 6 cyl.
1 Tata great Telcosport
1 Box 310c 2.5 Peugeot
1 repaired Nissan Motor Patrol 6 cyl.
12 batteries of 1,500 amp. -1 Stabilizer 7 kw. - 1 compressor - (Hospital Auserd)
surgical material, eye drops, implants, correction of cornea - (Hospital Rabuni)
20 Pentium IV computers with flat screens, keyboards and computers - (College Women Dakhla)
6 Pentium III computers with screens, keyboards and mice - (School Women Smara)
1 Din A3 color printer with 15 HP color cartridges, 12 black, 6,000 color paper and 2,500 A3 A3 offset (Ministry of Health)
1 pallet Coffee - 1 pallet blankets - 1 scanner - 4 mountain bikes - Clothing,
toys ... TEAM
Pilar, Gloria, Manuel, Adrian, Rodrigo, Juan, Ramiro Ramon, José Luis, Jalisco and Almeida.
TRAVEL
Day 20:
8.30 h. Arganda, three Ford and Tata, load the material that we gradually getting and keeping the ships in Literary Tower at 10.30 h. we went to Alicante, 15 h. meal in the restaurant of the port, joining the two engineers without borders (no future, according to Ramiro) with Nissan Patrol.
The ambulance donated by the Association of Cornell came up with the clutch hit, along with his driver had to stay, as well as two colleagues from the Association of Noia with his Land Rover with a blown motor. Sorry (certainly not more than them) but the disaster has passed in Algeria would have been much worse, which is why we insist on the good condition that have to be vehicles, rolling time with them before the trip, the welfare of the occupants and the group.
Novelda's teammates with his van (the best quartermaster), arrived on the 17 h.
The 20 computers we took Sara to the port (they were planning to bring in the ambulance), we had to distribute by cars as we could, with two people per vehicle was not a single hole, also here we stress the need to leave third empty space with a maximum of three occupants, a fault during the journey through Algeria is a serious problem.
A team was responsible for the purchase of supplies, while others reorganized the load and manage change.
embark at 19.30 h. out at 21 h. over dinner at the restaurant, cabins two and four beds with toilet and shower.
Day 21:
Oran Arrive at 8 h. 162 miles
Customs passed quickly, about 10.30 h. we were out, but the escort did not arrive until 15 h. time step between tees, snacks, pictures and humor.
Just outside of Oran, diesel, and then picnic. 19.45 h. Saida arrival, hotel *** unusual case, there were only four rooms, and we could share. It rains. Good dinner. 205 kms. (El próximo viaje deberíamos intentar llegar a Mecheria a 2,30 h. pasado Saida)
Día 22:
Salida 8,30 h. Atravesamos el Atlas, Argelia esta creciendo mucho, tanto en viviendas como en infraestructuras, la línea de ferrocarril de Argel a Tinduf (1.600 kms.), la autopista del norte (la mayor del norte de África) los chinos hacen casi toda la obra grande, se calcula que hay unos 200.000 trabajando.
14 h. comida restaurante en Mougra. El desierto se empieza a asomar. Nissan gives a shock, a broken water hose to water lost everything but has not reached again after repair (duct tape and flanges), continued without further. 19.30 h. Bechar arrival, nice hotel, rooms with toilet and shower, dinner with local wine and beer. 542 km
Day 23:
8 h. output. 10 h. Abdala, market, bread and fruit, the streets have been paved, this time there is no dust. 15.30 h. Hassi the Khebi, food in restaurant and diesel. 13 dinars / l. 448 km 16.30 h. output. 18.50 h. Oum el Asel (delicious almonds this year we could not buy) 204 km near the police checkpoint Camping under the stars.
Day 24:
7.50 h. output. 10 h. Paradita and tea. 11 h. Tindouf control. 169 kms. 12 h. arrival in Smara, protocol (7 pm unless the previous trip). 57 kms. Nissan Motor Delivery, carried in the van from Novelda, the Italian NGO to coordinate the camps in schools for mentally handicapped
Day 25:
Delivery family supports, Ministry of Health, School of Women of Smara and Dakhla, Ministry of Transport, AFAPREDESA, this association fighting for Sahrawi prisoners and missing ( over 300), has undertaken an interesting project because of the lack of photographs of the missing, artists from many countries lived with families, and build a picture of each one with the data collected by word of mouth. 116 kms.
Day 26:
Purchase of supplies and diesel, 10.45 h. Rabuni out three Ford and Nissan. Stony, sandy wadis, huge tracks ... stop in the shade of a centuries-old Tahla, camel on the grill, cold beer! 19.40 pm you ... Tifariti 332 km ARTIFARITI people camped in Erquellez decided to go ahead and join them, arriving on the 20.50 h. we were welcomed and invited to a dinner explendida, couscous with meat and vegetables prepared by Algerian artists, assembled in the large tent at the foot of the caves after you, watch the stars when the moon is hidden and into the arms of Morpheus. 31 kms.
27:
visit to the cave paintings, antelope, giraffes, hippos ... from this year protected as a park, visited only with a collect phone and € 5 person, there have been cases of vandalism with graffiti over many troops by UNHCR.
When leaving for Tifariti, saw a Saharan Lefa , "horned viper, bite lethal, have died this year all have been bitten Sahrawi-law desert says that all animals that might harm a human being needs to end with, so, despite some protest from some fellow / a.
Tifaritti, visit the wells, and works LAIN MINE ACTION ARTIFARITI also invited us to lunch and dinner, this time his Basque chef *** 65 kms.
Day 28:
Sunrise blue, violet, orange, beautiful as always in the desert, but with a twist of clouds.
refueling from the drum 200 L we carry, stick, wheel changes and exit. Buying bread Tiguisit Buer. Search, buy and capture the goat, for being near the feast of the lamb had to visit several tents of several kilometers distant shepherds .- camping under Tahl, slaughtered, skinned, dried, cut, cooked and eaten, after three teas and in underway. Sluguilla h.160 arrival at 18 kms. Camping next to the camp of archaeologists from the University of Girona (2 teams of 8 with two drivers Saharawi) investigating the area, rich in drawings by making incisions in the stone is a mystery as a material so hard to make these cuts could not find any other that somehow track, could be dated the date, so far not been able to do with accuracy.
provisions share dinner and chat. Another night under the stars.
29:
a couple of sites visited and explored important remains, between two stones with incised drawings of animals left the S Book of Love poet Eduardo Scala, his request was to leave it somewhere in the desert, there was: the Teli Lawas - Sluguilla - Liberated Territories - Western Sahara.
DHAB Capturing a lizard about 50 cm. black with orange spots, broadband and armored tail, this after the shooting was released without harm.
New prick and change. Stop about 2 kms. the wall in front of a Moroccan garrison, watch and observe us.
Tranches 120/130 km / h.
Arrival Smara, food protocol, visits to family and market. 204 km
Day 30:
Visit to February 27, Protocol Rabuni 45 kms. delivery vehicles in the Crescent, the director thanked us and provided support Sahrawi TV made a report. AFAPREDESA gave us a memorable and emotional farewell dinner, at 23 h. we left for the airport in Tindouf, where we took off at 2 pm Algiers to change flight, arriving at Madrid T4 at 11.30 h.
nautical 160 miles, 2,046 kms. asphalt, 792 kms. and 2,600 km of desert. air. 11 days of October.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Saharan Delegation, Paula and her theater group, park Madrid Fire 3. º, mechanical Juan Carlos, Carrasco, Sas, Sara, Joaquín Martín, La Torre Literary Aso. Sahara Elkartea, Aso. Sahara Friends Novelda, Calmera, Cafes Guilis, Charts Almeida.
Guides: Sidahmed, Mohamed and Mesaud.
* Landmine action is founded 08.31.1998 the patronage of Princess Diana of Wales. Its function: to disable mines in the Sahara, which number is estimated between 7 and 10 million, not including unexploded ordnance and other remnants of war. Currently there are 55 designated areas, not all clean, but marked, of the 108 existing in the Northern Territory. The latest victim was in January this year, a pastor of 17 years, playing with a lost life. **
association of families of prisoners tortured and disappeared Saharawi . During our brief stay, the association made the translation into French of the complaint of Judge Garzon against Morocco (180 pages), met with the ambassador of Cuba in Algeria with an MEP and the families of disappeared and tortured, treated the problem as a manifestation of Sahrawi in the occupied territories, brutally repressed by the police, with more than 50 people detained.
association of families of prisoners tortured and disappeared Saharawi . During our brief stay, the association made the translation into French of the complaint of Judge Garzon against Morocco (180 pages), met with the ambassador of Cuba in Algeria with an MEP and the families of disappeared and tortured, treated the problem as a manifestation of Sahrawi in the occupied territories, brutally repressed by the police, with more than 50 people detained.
This is what I wrote one of the travelers his return to Madrid :
SAHARA IN THE HEART.
SAHARA IN THE HEART.
almost 30 years ago, when I started in the wonderful and exciting world of photography, he imagined, like other many who had the better team could get better pictures. Yet he knew, was aware that that was not all. So I forced myself to expand my knowledge and master the technique, not without having suffered big disappointments, but I never surrendered to the difficulties.
After a long journey of learning, a lot of practice, many hours of flying, technically correct and visually, to achieve that goal he craved at first, I noticed that all this was insufficient if at the moment, the moment there is no good light to capture plants, animals, landscapes, objects, but mostly people. That wonderful light that turns a simple photograph into something more.
Now, my trip around the Sahara, especially after seeing and thinking, I believe that there is no place in the world eligible to motivate me as much as Africa and its people.
After eleven long days of travel, eating and drinking campaign, carry all the photographic equipment, sleeping in the hotel of a thousand and one stars ... I was wondering if you really worth it, if this adventure worth the effort, without going into detail of the extraordinary work that was made human.
The answer came to me that the first sunrise on the horizon when, little by little, the light became stronger and lit the first look at my camera posed. The scene of life took hold, the landscape was stained with the magical glow that, like the gods poured ambrosia in the form of light and contrast on the great African desert.
was when I discovered the Saharawi people call me back and said he would return to more knowledge, more calmly, with more enthusiasm if possible. The case is back again because the Sahara and its people will conquer forever.
RAMIRO
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