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In the photo I am actually turning the wheel on the right that acts as a bellows for his small fire.
Leaving Mali For Burkina Faso
May 18th 2008 Back in Bandiagara after the Dogon trek. We needed a day to get caught up on laundry and repacking. We opted to sleep on the roof back at the Hotel Satimbe, rather than the cell-like room, but it was different with the noise of a larger town and more lights. In the courtyard at the hotel we met Adele and Anne-Spohie, both from France. They are travelling separately, on bikes, but have hooked u
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