
Fixing the tent |

A typical Mali piste
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A local fills up his barrel with water
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Cooling down |
Crossing the river was a
little tricky as we were not allowed to drive over the railway bridge -
cars too heavy! - so we had to take the local ferry crossing. After some
negotiation with the 'director' we handed over 10Euros for the crossing.

Ferry crossing
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Hippo-spotting |
Some friendly fisherman
offered to take us for a paddle down the river to view the local hippos.
The pirogue was overloaded with seven adults, so we opted to step off
while the others paddled closer...
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He pops up for a breath of air
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