After spending over two months on the road to reach Senegal, I thought it maybe time to allow myself a proper bit of R&R.
The Campsite Camping 7 Palava near St Louis I had read about on more than one travellers blog.
After spending some time in St Louis after crossing the border from Mauritania at Diama I headed for the campsite which is 15km South of St Louis.
Sven and Christine who own the site welcomed me with a cold beer, just what you need after a long ride and a crossing the Desert.
The view from the Hut I stayed in
![View from the hut View from the hut](https://longbikeride.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wpid-20140805-000447.jpg)
View from the hut
Resting spot
![Resting a while.. Watch out for the sun Resting a while.. Watch out for the sun](https://longbikeride.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wpid-20140805-000526.jpg)
Resting a while.. Watch out for the sun
Whale backbone Sven found on the Beach
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Whale backbone
Christine and Sven also cook the meals, the evening meals alone are worth the stay, Christine is a fantastic cook with Pasta, curries, home-made fries, warthog, prawns and Grouper fish just to mame a few. All meals were fantastic.
Breakfast
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Mmm.., Breakfast…
Sven buying Prawns
![Buying Prawns Buying Prawns](https://longbikeride.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wpid-20140805-000813.jpg)
Buying Prawns
One day we even had a Schnapps tasting sessionI originally planned on stopping 2-3 days, but ended up staying a whole week. Definitely worth a visit if your near St Louis.