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Oiseaux Djoudj National Park

Posted on Friday, 20 November 2009 by robjkentjr

Parc national des oiseaux du Djoudj roughly translates to the National Park Bird Sanctuary, which easily had the largest diversity of wildlife we saw on this trip. However, any joy we had at the park was more than wiped out … finish reading Oiseaux Djoudj National Park

Posted in Africa, Senegal | Tagged beer, bird, boat, border crossing, car, desert, eagle, ferry, fish, life, Mauritania, Morocco, national park, park, Rasa, river, sale, sea, Senegal, Steppe, sunrise, village, water, wildlife | Leave a comment

Finishing the Dakar Rally

Posted on Friday, 30 October 2009 by robjkentjr

We crossed back into Senegal and spent one night at Popenguine before going to Dakar. After crawling in traffic for hours to get to the airport, we decided to have lunch and head to Lac Rose to sleep. Welcome to … finish reading Finishing the Dakar Rally

Posted in Africa, Senegal | Tagged Africa, airport, boat, car, city, Famous, kids, lunch, mountains, night, road, sea, Senegal, sleep, sunset, water | 3 Comments

Mopti, Mali

Posted on Tuesday, 29 September 2009 by robjkentjr

Mopti is the port city hub where you catch boats to/from Timbuktu, Gao or Bamako. Sévaré is just down the road so we stayed two more nights at Mac’s Refuge and just did a river day trip in Mopti from … finish reading Mopti, Mali

Posted in Africa, Mali | Tagged bad, boat, breakfast, city, desert, ferry, fish, food, humid, Mali, night, rain, river, road, sea, sunset, taxi, tradition, water | 2 Comments

Gao: The edge of civilization

Posted on Tuesday, 1 September 2009 by robjkentjr

Gao is way past Timbuktu, which is in the middle of nowhere as it is. And this remoteness reflects in the poor attitudes of the police when we had to deal with them. Gao is the last city before the … finish reading Gao: The edge of civilization

Posted in Africa, Mali | Tagged boat, camel, camels, city, civilization, desert, drive, Mali, mud, Niger, night, picture, river, sleep, village | 4 Comments

Walking the beach

Posted on Thursday, 5 February 2009 by robjkentjr

The next morning we did decide to stay, if it was ever really in doubt. We have big plans to walk down the road for the coldest warm beer in town. First thing in the morning, the children help their … finish reading Walking the beach

Posted in Africa, Gabon | Tagged ANU, beach, beer, boat, breakfast, car, children, cold, fish, fishing boats, Gabon, good, home, jungle, low tide, national park, night, nightfall, parent, park, picture, road, ski, walking, water | 2 Comments

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