Dakar: Where Dust, Eagles & Sea Urchins Collide 🌪️🌊

"Every moving thing lifted dust into the air: walking men raised it waist-high, horse-drawn carts sent clouds swirling over fences, cars left tempests of yellow haze that took ages to settle." — The Grapes of Wrath (but make it Dakar). Why Dakar? We raced here to extend our car’s customs clearance (Rosso border only gave us 10 days!). Arrived on Day 9—Sunday market chaos: Roads: Moon-cratered dust tracks with hidden underwater potholes. Traffic: 3-hour gridlock to enter the city. "Eagle Strike" Camping ⚡ Parked at a cheap seaside campsite. Before we even stopped: Bird Bombed! An eagle’s "welcome gift" landed on my forehead 💩. Looked up: A tree full of eagles staring down. Locals laughed and redirected us to a bird-free zone. Paperwork Miracle 📄 Next morning: Car docs renewed in 60 seconds (shoutout to iOverland’s pinpoint directions!). Zero small talk, zero bribes—unheard-of efficiency! Cape Vert Adventures 🌊 Sea Urchin Feast: 12 spiky delights for 30 RMB (needles still wiggling!). Local Lunch: Ordered "Thieboudienne" (Senegal’s national dish—jollof rice + fish). Packed with office workers in suits—always follow the locals’ menu! Mojito Missions 🍹 Stocked up at the supermarket: Mint + Sprite + cheap local rum = DIY beachside mojitos. Street coconuts 🥥 = coconut rum cocktails at sunset. #Senegal #Dakar #WestAfricaRoadTrip #Overlanding #EagleAttack #SeaUrchinParadise #NoOfficeNoProblem 🌍🚗