Tag Archives: Nigeria

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

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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 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 36

Where to begin?  We left this morning at 5:30 am.  We tried to follow the roads on the map, which didn’t actually work out but a nice guy on a motor bike led us to the right road.  We got … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 35

This morning, the massive rock pillars were hidden away behind fog.  Our goal today was to leisurely make our way over to the towns by the Nigerian border and cross into Nigeria first thing in the morning.  Shortly after we … Continue reading

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