Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Segou, Mali pics

Writing a Global Handwashing Day poster.  We stayed with Monica a PCV in Segou who was hosting the event.  volunteering even on vacation...mark that one down, God.

Tippy tap washing station that Monica built for her neighborhood

Showing the little tikes how to soap up good.

Tippy tap in action.

i like her.

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Riding in the moto-tiki (like a rigshaw)

washing in the Niger river
Making our bogolan/mudcloth
Finally arrived in Ouaga at midnight and was able to direct the taxi to the PC house...so excited!
Back at the Ghana PC house in Kumasi. Almost home.

Ghana Upper East Photos

Tonga Hills village roof tops
fetish shrine
Tonga Hills....titty shrine is on the hill on the right
View near titty shrine
Sirigu painted houses (actually this is a guest house)
Original paitned house
Climbing into the painted house
roof action
Bowls the slaves had to dig as punishment at the slave camp near Paga
PCV ladies

Dogon Country, Mali





 

Dourou Village Mosque
 




Market place in Dourou



Our rooftop mats in the first village we slept at.  I really liked sleeping on the roofs.



Our roof

How we climbed up to our rooftops.


Views off escarpement


us and our tour guide Omar...he was awesome!



ladies from river



 



hunters house (babboon skulls)

hunter


these are ladders across the ravines in the cliff (below)



ravine we had to climb across





the crack on the right is the one we climbed down

sunrise

Big, beautiful Boabab tree!

Nappin in the shade...i was so happy this day.

More nappin...everyday after hike and lunch they put us to bed :)




Telem cliff houses

Cliff dwellings

cliff dwellings


Donkey ride in Enne



Hiking