| It was a two day drive to our next destination in Mali, a little out-of-the-way town called Gao. Before getting there we spent a brief night in Ayorou, just on the Niger side of the border. |
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I must admit, I have a fascination with anything birds so it warmed my heart to see so many chickens going for a ride. |
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Even the goats know it is hot. They are all hiding in the little bit of shade they can find. |
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Another empty pool, or was it? This one just happened to have three baby crocodiles in it. You can just make them out in the shade. |
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The travails of Africa. This, we think, was a spider bite. As bad as it looks, David’s leg is even worse in three weeks time. |
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A good ol’ fashion cattle crossing. |
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Welcome to Mali, where even the road has lines. |
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A village of desert dwellers. A very tough life indeed. |
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| Tomorrow night we will be in Gao, only the second place we have had to pay a bribe. Despite that fun experience, it would still not be worth the trip for anyone to travel to the edge of the earth. |
