Photos posted - not in order and rough...but Voila!

First taste of photos - this are roughly posted because it is late - so they aren't in order and the captions are off :) But I wanted to post something from the trip for those of you interested...I will post an actual post soon!

But update for now - we are back in Saint Louis, safe and sound and starting course! Woohoo....




Ongie - he looks sweet but sweetness is deceiving....


He did take this picture though...

We cooked delicious chili !

I tried to do Lenny's hair but then the boys took over! Apparently they do a better job..

Masco, Alain and Prince! Our Congolese friends in Dakar....at the beach

Alain is making a sexy mermaid...

The bus from Bamako to Dakar - well to the border!

Socrat....the auberge manager in Bamako

We rented motos - they were the most amazing motos in the world...losing pedals, lights and speed left and right :)

A sacred Baobab tree that you can go inside. Apparently the tree opened up in order to protect a village from an attack from a neighbour village...and has been opened since for sacred reasons!

Washing prayer mats.

Beautiful domes that we hiked to..

The Waterfall...

The whole family!! Tougan!! Maxime....so wonderful!!

New Years Eve!

Mama and the girls!

Ami and her beau

This was the most wonderful woman!

Doing the hair...which turned out, let's just saying...interesting!

Working really hard!

Water...

Kids!

Our Tuareg guides in the desert...

This is the second pinaisse that we took after ours decided not to go all the way to Timbuktu...

Oops - don't tip...

Day one on the boat!

Goats travel everywhere on all methods of transport!

Annie and I on beautiful Isle de Goree - Dakar in the background....

Loading up the bateau...

On the boat....still smiling!

Note the rope holding the door on the bus...

Big beer!

First night on the train!

Another train passed by....so colourful!

The dinner car, which, despite all its faults, serves cold beer!

The train at sunset!

Mmm - couchettes :)

So - Lenny asked if there were seats with our couchettes...and the response was ''well, there is a chair..." (note the big hole in the bottom)

I apologize for how graphic this is but, voila - the toilet! Yummy train!

Prepared for the voyage - two sister!!!

Annie et moi, Isle de Goree! Dakar in the backgrao

Isle de Goree...the whole crew!!!

Maison d'esclave....what a history...what a sad sad history...

Au revoir Afrique.....

On the way to the Island!

Fishing Fishing...in the deep blue sea!

We met up with Ibrahim in Dakar before we headed out to Bamako.

Ready set GO!!!

Prepping

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