De punta de La Sarga al faro de Dakhla
near Dakhla, Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira (Western Sahara)
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The route starts from Punta de La Sarga, the end of the Dakhla peninsula. It is, by far, the most curious point of the route because in addition to its geographical peculiarity, as I already mentioned, it is the place where the fishing canoes are brought ashore. The way they are brought ashore is curious: a tractor approaches the shore of the beach (wetting the wheels in the sea) and with a rope tows the boat from the water to its assigned place on the beach in a few seconds. And I say assigned place, because there are hundreds of boats stranded on the beach, very orderly and parallel. It is actually a very photographic spot with those rows of high-stemmed fishing canoes so well aligned on the beach.
The path continues parallel to the beach until it leaves a small shanty town called La Sarga (Lassargue, in French). I couldn't say for sure that it was a town, it could be plastic houses to store fishing gear. Hard to know.
You have to go through a police checkpoint that doesn't seem to control much. They didn't even look at me.
After a couple of km heading west, you have to turn right, always parallel to the sea and the road. You can continue along the road, but it is more interesting to get close to the small cliff (about 10 meters) and always walk close to the sea.
The road is very monotonous for several kilometers (sea, rocks, flat and road)..
After a few kilometers we will begin to see the Dakhla lighthouse in the distance. We will also begin to see industrial sheds next to the road.
Further on we will reach a very clear sand beach where a large number of anglers line the shore. Above the beach there is a pedestrian promenade that lost its luster many years ago.
After the beach, the path rises another 10 meters and we continue parallel to the water, where the sea breaks on the rocks.
And finally we arrive at the Dakhla lighthouse, isolated on the cape of its name. It is an imposing tower painted in black and white horizontal lines. The structure needs a coat of paint (and cement on the external side that faces the sea). Next to the lighthouse there is a much lower building with a tiny tower that could make us think that it was the first lighthouse before the construction of the current one.
Simple route, it is almost flat. It can be somewhat tiring due to the distance to travel, especially if it is done in one go (like I did).
It is important to protect your neck, arms and head from the relentless sun. There is a lot of breeze blowing and it can make us believe that the sun doesn't hurt... It hits, and with a vengeance.
The path continues parallel to the beach until it leaves a small shanty town called La Sarga (Lassargue, in French). I couldn't say for sure that it was a town, it could be plastic houses to store fishing gear. Hard to know.
You have to go through a police checkpoint that doesn't seem to control much. They didn't even look at me.
After a couple of km heading west, you have to turn right, always parallel to the sea and the road. You can continue along the road, but it is more interesting to get close to the small cliff (about 10 meters) and always walk close to the sea.
The road is very monotonous for several kilometers (sea, rocks, flat and road)..
After a few kilometers we will begin to see the Dakhla lighthouse in the distance. We will also begin to see industrial sheds next to the road.
Further on we will reach a very clear sand beach where a large number of anglers line the shore. Above the beach there is a pedestrian promenade that lost its luster many years ago.
After the beach, the path rises another 10 meters and we continue parallel to the water, where the sea breaks on the rocks.
And finally we arrive at the Dakhla lighthouse, isolated on the cape of its name. It is an imposing tower painted in black and white horizontal lines. The structure needs a coat of paint (and cement on the external side that faces the sea). Next to the lighthouse there is a much lower building with a tiny tower that could make us think that it was the first lighthouse before the construction of the current one.
Simple route, it is almost flat. It can be somewhat tiring due to the distance to travel, especially if it is done in one go (like I did).
It is important to protect your neck, arms and head from the relentless sun. There is a lot of breeze blowing and it can make us believe that the sun doesn't hurt... It hits, and with a vengeance.
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