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Published: January 15th 2008
in Sega's village
kids all over the worldWe've been a long time on the road, all the way up to Timbucktou the fabled city and Essekane to see the festival in the desert--it was a most bumpy road, our bodies are rocked to the core, wiped out and sore, the dirtiest dustiest drive deep in the desert; it's like we drove from Michigan to California, but back in time, the sunsets and sunrises made the trip all worth it. We got to see a lot more of Mali and the many Tuaregs on camels in the desert. Some of the music at the festival was unfortunately European and strangely very bad. But the African acts were excellent and the traditional tuareg music was hypnotic and bluesey. Not enough djembe for Moi. I've missed the drum classes here in Bamako, but we got to see a lot more of Africa. It's hard to explain in words all the things we did on the trip but let's say we'll put some of it down soon with more time. We'll also upload some fantastic shots of desert sunsets and our voyage with Jack and Sharon, and Orion and Jessica, and of course Moussa, our driver. The turbans and camels and sand
In Sega's village
Kara with snot nosed kids! are a blur to us now as we're back in Bamako.
Kara is resting, and I'm taking care of her, she may have a bit of malaria. She has had a fever for a few days--it was rough on our trip but hopefully if one thing we learn, this country can make a person tough. And Kara has been a great trooper. She's been a jewel of the Sahara, and she'll be fine soon. We're getting ready to figure out how to handle all the logistics of our final departure from Mali tomorrow night at 3 in the morning. I'll have two more drum classes, we'll pack our stuff, we'll negotiate the car payments--it's a confusing long story--the car breaking down several times, some of the craziest roads ever--but we return with Africa in our hearts. We wish you all well, bon santi, bon voyage, et bon vie. We leave you with older pictures from before our trip into the Sahara. Love, K n K
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Jen
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Hey Kara, I REALLY hope you don't have malaria!! You should talk to Kari about what drugs you should try to buy before leaving Mali because they don't necessarily have all the right drugs here and you may have to self-medicate if you do have it... Kari has stories to convince you... I hope you feel better soon!!!