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Guinea, West Africa
February 2008
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Welcome to Guinea. Do not step on the mines. Border crossing near Sareboido. |
Manually powered ferry crossing, near Seriba. |
Karate boys, near Dalaba, in the Fouta Djalon highlands in Central Guinea. |
Pont de Dieu (God's Bridge), near Dalaba. |
Most adults refuse to have their photo taken, so ya might as well have them take yours; Dalaba market. |
Community garden, Dalaba. |
Thugs in the making; on the roadway north to Mali-ville. |
La Dame de Mali, natural and locally beloved rock formation, at Mt Loura, on the edge of the Masif du Tamgue, near Mali-ville in northern Guinea. |
Dawn of the 38K hike day from Mali-ville down the escarpment to Dindefelo, Senegal, 12.5 hours away. |
My baggage porter, who lasted about nine hours. |
A narrow ladder. |
Back down to the hot savanna. The cloudless, dusty, shadeless, water-free, hot savanna. |
Mushroom termite mound. They are like concrete. |
A remote family compound and member, at about hour nine. |
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