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wait for their departure. We finally landed in Nouakchott and my thoughts went immedi-
ately to my gear stowed below. As we exited the airplane, I was hit by a wall of heat. “My
God,” I thought, “this was at night…imagine what it was like in the early afternoon!”
Adozenportersswarmedovermeyellingformybaggageclaimtickets.Oneporter
snatched them out of my hand and managed to collect all 9 pieces of luggage. Thankfully
theyallarrivedsafelyandthebikewasintact.Ihadnolocalcurrencyanditwasalready10
pm so I couldn't exchange any money. The porter who collected my bags demanded a tip.
I gave him $1 US and told him that I didn't have any Mauritanian currency. He refused the
US currency and gave it back to me. As I started to reassemble my bike, I noticed that my
principle tool (a set of foldable allen keys) was missing for without it, I couldn't attach my
derailleurorreassemblemyhandlebars.Ibeganshoutingthatsomeonestolemytoolwhich
drew the security guards' attention. The porter freaked out and from his pocket quickly re-
turned it. I managed to put the bike back together in 15 minutes and left the airport.
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