26/03/2023
TCHAD EXPEDITION - PART II
Today, we have some desert for you, incredible, magical, breathtaking places that we travelled through. Sometimes it felt like we are on a different planet, something like Mars or the Moon. Solitude, peace and quiet surrounded us and we could hear the Sahara talk to us - with a soft whispering wind, with the sound of shifting sands...
Chad/Tchad is not an easy country to travel in. It is strenuous and demanding. Once you leave N´Djamena, there is not much. Little markets in little towns, but once in the desert there is nothing. Often we would not have meat because there is nothing to buy. If you go into the desert, you have to take EVERYTHING with you. Sometimes we didn´t even find cheese or eggs. Just sweets and soft drinks. Life is tough here. Even compared with Sudan, Tchad is a lot poorer. Its nomadic tribes further in the desert are fierce and proud people. Getting a camera out is nearly impossible, it borders on superstition that we apparently steal their souls or may photograph them in an inappropriate way. Military presence is everywhere, we often encounter Landcruiser Pickups filled with young men in uniforms, armed with bazookas and AK47s. And there is a lot of old military equipment lying around in the desert - tanks, missiles, shells, bazookas, landmines and much more...
And yet - we enjoyed the desert a lot, the Sahara is just fascinating. So why don´t you join us for a little virtual trip through Tchad´s desert...enjoy it! There is more to follow...
AND: Another trip to Chad is in the making...