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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

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African Adventure- Day 74

We finally managed to drag ourselves away from Sekuta Camping.  We spent nearly a week in Serrekunda indulging in great restaurants, nice seascapes, interesting people, and cooler weather and after a few ATM runs we realized from the amount of … Continue reading

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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

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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

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African Adventure- Day 42

We set off early on the road to Agadez.  Surprisingly, the road was in good condition and we didn’t have any trouble with the first checkpoints.  We bought the toll tickets and again, no problem.  It wasn’t until we were … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 39

Things went surprisingly smoothly today.  We travelled to the border on a road that, of course, did not correspond with the three different maps that we have on hand.  Well, at least we arrived at the correct crossing point just … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 38

Today was a relaxed day; the only thing on the agenda was to pick up our passports from the Nigerien consulate.  David spent the day doing maintenance on the car.  Kano has a lot of different ethnic restaurants.  On the … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 37

Today was LONG.  It was an early start so we could get to the Nigerien consulate before they close at 3.  It didn’t matter about waking up early, nobody slept well anyhow.  Our swanky hotel had no electricity or running … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 34

Today we tried our luck again with the internet.  I’m still not sure if we can be considered lucky or not.  Technically, we did have spurts of a functioning connection but not long enough or strong enough to actually get … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 24- Insects Attack Part II

I woke up to an early morning; once again the insects unleashed their fury on us.  This time the perpetrators were soldier ants.  They were similar to the one that latched on to Bobby’s flip flop during the forest walk … Continue reading

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