The only challenge today was to cross the border to Mauritania, and that is less and less challenging from year to year. Our data is not copied by hand into big black books anymore, there are computers and fingerprint scanners now. (Btw. the computers have been there in 2011 already, still packed in boxes. In 2013 we saw the same computers installed, but covered in plastic and not in use. Now they are finally in use.)

The camp tonight is close to the border in the dunes. There is always a big fire in the evening. In the afternoon ten of us bought a mutton which is currently being barbecued. Looking forward to a nice dinner.
The next two stages are the most difficult of the race (sand, sand, and more sand), we will go to sleep early today.