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Monday, 7th January 2008
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There's certainly nothing fake or 'touristy' about Rosso and from that point of view it is a fascinating place to wander about and just 'people watch'. The town itself is a classic ramshackle border town, but the focus of the place is the actual ferry port and customs area, which is fenced off, the gate carefully guarded to stop the noisy throng of chancers and 'wanabee border crossers' getting in. It's passports only from here on. Inside the ferry compound there's people having animated arguments with the customs officials, people with bags and trolleys piled high with produce, cars and vans jostling for position and trying to push in the queue for the next ferry, lots of waving, shouting and gesticulating. It's interesting to see the difference in appearance between the Arabic-looking Northern Mauritanians and the Sudanese-looking Senegalese. It's a good job it is a visually interesting place because, if the Customs men are so-inclined, you might be here a while. (Note that like all customs police at all borders, they are not that keen on you taking photos, even of the ferry for some reason, so be cautious with your photography).
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Mike Fox
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11:04