Extra - Trip to the Festival Imraguen (without Passattier..)

But who are the Imraguen??

0. They live in the Banc d'Arguin at the North-West coast of Mauritania.

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   Some more information according to official websites:
   
   The Banc d'Arguin National Park is located on the Atlantic desert-coast of Mauritania, midway between the capital Nouakchott in the south and Nouadhibou in the north. Its shallow, marshy waters, containing one of Africa's most productive ecosystems, makes the marine and terrestrial park, barren only at the first look, a unique resource. 
   
   Some 1,000 Imraguen fishermen carry on the tens of thousands of years of documented human population. Earlier, due to a more humid climate, population was higher and remnants from the Almoravide [Moroccan dynasty] civilisation are found on a number of the park's islands.
   The Imraguen, or "those who gather life", carefully gather the resources of the park. The government has no fear of resource exploitation by the Imraguen, on the contrary.
   
   
   Carrying on with age-old life styles and fishing techniques, the Imraguen themselves constitute a valuable cultural resource, managing the natural resources in a sustainable way. They almost exclusively harvest the migratory fish populations using traditional sailing boats, and fishing techniques, unchanged at least since first recorded by 15th century Portuguese explorers, include a unique symbiotic collaboration with wild dolphins. 
   
   
   And how to get to Nouamghar??
   
   
   

   0.  Rejoindre Nouamghar en voiture (160 km environ) 
      En venant de NOUAKCHOTT 
   •   Prendre la Route nationale N°4 en Direction de Nouadhibou 
   •   Tourner à gauche à PK 105 vers le Campement Mhjeratt 
   •   Suivre la déviation de 5km de piste environ entre le goudron et la plage 
   •   Puis 45 km entre Mhjeratt et Nouamghar – chemin de la plage 
   
   
   
   
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  Checking out the passage to the beach...  this time we needed to leave our sweet Passattier at home as this sand calls for a proper 4x4...
  

We need to hurry up as the sea is coming...

But a fisherman car got blocked in the sand...

How should we do this?

We need the rope...

After having rescued them as quick as possible we have to  pass the fishermen nets ...

Finally arriving at the camp and settling down in our Kheima for some Thiebe.

But wait, the boat "lanche" race has already started...

Boats are approaching...

And the winner is:

and the other lanches arrive...

Everyone heading to the next activity...

Interview with our Mexican-Star in Arabic !

Well fishing is not that exciting, so that leaves time to socialize with the village kids.

They just love Marichu...

Playing traditional "Tawd" sport similar to football or lacrosse maybe?

Bird watching the next day at Timinist

Impressions on the way back to Nouakchott...

And of course camels!