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African Adventure- Day 89
Woke up to a surprisingly dewy morning in Nouadibou and we even needed to wait for the tents to dry out before we could pack up. While paying the bill, I asked the receptionist to mail me stamps for my … Continue reading
Posted in Mauritania, Morocco
Tagged adventure, Africa, art, Australia, Bobby, border, car, family, French, good, home, hot, husband, immigration, Kent, Lithuania, lunch, Mauritania, Middle East, money, Morocco, Robert, Syria, visa, water, Western Sahara
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African Adventure- Day 80
Nouakchott has been full of surprises. I was partially expecting a desolate, sandy town with nothing modern about it. The guide book made it sound as such; no atms, no restaurants, or supermarkets. The sandy part was certainly true but … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 79
After 58 nights in our tent, something was bound to break at sometime. As we were packing up, one of our 3 rods cracked and poked through the fabric. It is still functional and should still last for a while … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 68
Our little rooms in Jangjangbureh (Georgetown) became terribly uncomfortable as soon as the power went off for the night. The heat and mosquitoes arrived at exactly the same moment as the fan was keeping both at bay. We had an … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 67
It is hard to remember my life when I used to worry about which museum to go to or what thread count the sheets on my bed are. I am not spending each day trying to find a nice bush … Continue reading
Posted in The Gambia
Tagged adventure, Africa, bird, car, ferry, French, friend, Gambia, immigration, life, lunch, mom, money, museum, park, Philippines, safari, sleep
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African Adventure- Day 66
After leaving Djenné we were held up a few days in Bamako while David recovered from malaria. The past few days kept us on our toes, we didn’t wander too far just in case he needed to go to the … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 59
We have made it to Djenné, home to the world’s largest mud bricked building. It was a relatively short drive from Sévaré and then just a short ferry to arrive in the town. The ferry was particularly entertaining because a … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 52
We got to the ferry crossing to leave Timbuktu just in time. When we arrived, the ferry had already departed to reach our side of the river. It was blazing hot so I got out of the car to escape … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 51
Things started to return to normal today and many more people were out on the streets…even street food returned! We got our Timbuktu stamps and discovered that we can no longer visit the mosque because a Spanish couple had gone … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 47
105 Degrees 5pm in the shade After successfully completing our pirogue trip on the Niger River, we accomplished everything we wanted in Niger and made our way over to the border with Mali. We entered with no problems; it wasn’t … Continue reading