We have been in Bisha bivouac for 6 days. Staying here has been difficult. The cold added to the dry skin and blood on my elbow because of the sand. But if you’ve learned anything in Dakar, it’s to fight, sometimes improvising.
And that’s what we did. We were tired of sleeping in a tent full of sand, breathing dust, when we learned that some of the Dakar employees, who were sleeping in the closed barracks, had left. Are they free? We went to look, at night, to see if it was true. And suddenly the half-open door caught our attention.
We opened it carefully, just in case someone was resting inside. And, surprise: it was empty! There are 8 double-decker bunks for the Spanish press group. It’s our secret for 3 nights. We take shelter from the cold and the storm every night in that hut, which for us, is even better than the mansion.
Today we change bivouac. We are going to Al Henakiyah, and now, when the danger of discovery has passed, we can count on it. The hardest Dakar begins, the journeys from bivouac to bivouac. And again, sleep in a tent. Maybe it’s raining hard today.
There’s nothing quite like watching a video of your only 10-month-old daughter opening Christmas presents for the first time, 5,000 km away. Weight. I have 12 more days here. What happened to Sainz, Nani, Laia and Cristina didn’t help. The hope now is Tosha.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
