October 09 2025 - Boats, Barriers, and Basic Living — A Day in Dakhla

📍 Location: Dakhla, Western Sahara

🗓️ Date: October 9, 2025

🎧 Episode Notes: I decided to stay another day in Dakhla — a simple, almost rugged place that drew me in with its quiet energy and fascinating rhythms of life. Today, I drove to the very tip of the peninsula where over 1,300 fishing boats rest on the sand, each one waiting to be dragged into the ocean by tractors. It’s an incredible sight — a mix of chaos and coordination that somehow works perfectly.

I wasn’t allowed to film much because of police presence, but even from a distance, the life here spoke volumes. Everything runs on minimal resources — a few water tanks, sand roads half-paved, and homes in varying states of repair. Yet, the community moves with purpose.

Later, I stumbled into a g ...