The last stage in Western Sahara is always short  because of thousands of land mines still buried in the area. We started the day with a high speed old Paris-Dakar route, for the first time we had to be careful not to exceed the generic 100km/h limit of the rally offroad.

But the surface quickly changed into a tire-killing rock desert, which was much less fun to drive in.

The highlight of the day was a visit at the “spa” in Dakhla. Actually not more than a big pipe with hot thermal water, but after a few days without a shower it felt like the most luxurious spa of the world. For 10 Dirhams (less than 1 EUR) the guard was even massaging our backs with the water.

The second highlight of the day is our camp tonight, directly at the border post. The tents are pitched on the tarmac road leading to the border between trucks and their drivers, our own cars, booths selling food, and many shady characters doing their business at the border.