
On the Niger River
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Mike in the Pirogue
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Island in the Niger
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Fishing Village on an Island in the Niger
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Fishing Village
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Fishing village
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Relaxing
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Mike
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Grass and Rice
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the Pirogue
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Underwater pulaar village
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Mike and Dorothy in Tuareg Attire
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Dorothy can't do the serious African face
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Sunset on the Niger
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Sunset on the Niger
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Fishing village
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similar to our pirogue with the shade structure
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Port on the Niger
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Dorothy being Pensive
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The pirogue was so comfy
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Mike and I halfway through our 30 hour bus ride to Bamako from Kaolack

Dorothy and Mike
It was a long stop.

Magic park of Bamako
We were walking by and the greenness of the landscape had us pressing our faces against the fence and contemplating if we had finally lost our sanity

Magic Garden

Magic Garden
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Magic Garden
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Magic Garden
Mike walking toward a toilet building that would be considered HIGH CLASS in America

Magic Garden

Magic Garden
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Magic Garden
Dorothy

Magic Garden
The Fountain of Bamako

Magic Garden
Me and the Fountain

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Pretty flowers
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weird tree plant
it was so fascinating I discreetly took some seeds off and brought them back to Senegal

Name of weird tree
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Lines of African Mahogany
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African Mahogany
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Magic Garden
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Exercise Equipment
Stunned to see it. Had to use it

Exercise Equipment
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Exercise equipment
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The Playground!
We were worried I was going to break this knowing how crappy things are made here. Don't worry I didn't.

Playground
That's right a jungle gym!

Jungle Gym
It was harder to climb than it looked

Swings!

Swings!

Mike on the Rplayground equipment

Stadium with people dancing in a big circle
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the Bamako skyline
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Bamako Skyline
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Dorothy down below our look point
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Bamako cliffs
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Cliffs
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Cliffs
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Skyline and Stadium
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return to the mahogany
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Sky
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Mike and I climbed up this. Made it down before it rained on us!
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The rain rolling into Bamako
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Rain coming
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Photo man Mike
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Dorothy
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Don't we look like we're in america!
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This is one of many
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Korite.
My sisters helped me wrap my head. Its more difficult than you think. At least for me. And I look kind weird either.

Cooking for Korite. There was a very big cow that
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Little Kalabantes
I could not for the life of me get Yarro, the one in green and my personal shadow, to smile for a photo. Ever other second he wasn't in front of the camera he grinned like a mad hatter.

Korite
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My homestay sibliings, Diya and Mohammad
They are pretty much amazing. Mohammad is tired or he would be soaking up the attention.

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