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Banc d’Arguin National Park

After about a week of sand, the cold, dark blue water of the Atlantic Ocean was a welcome sight but we had one more sand dune to make it through before we could take a swim.  After that we enjoyed … finish reading Banc d’Arguin National Park

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Mauritania: Nouakchott to Atar

After the worst border crossing of our trip, which you can read about in Rasa’s Blog, we truly arrived in the Sahara Desert.  We made a quick stop in Nouakchott, the capital, to restock and then headed deep into the … finish reading Mauritania: Nouakchott to Atar

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Oiseaux Djoudj National Park

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

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Mopti, Mali

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

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Niamey, the capital

Another capital city, another $200 visa (visas are turning out to be our biggest expense!).  After that shock we thoroughly enjoyed all the fine Expat hotels and draft beer on offer. We started out our stay with a nice relaxing … finish reading Niamey, the capital

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