would be a 4 hour drive over most "African" roads. The first 2.5
hours were on very good roads - paved
with very little pot holes. Then we came to a dirt road, which we
expected. Then the unexpected happened - the Dakar-Niassam Rally.
We went from dirt road to goat trail to barely having any trace of
previous journeys! This was a short cut, but there were times I am
sure that even our driver wasn't sure which way we should go. In
these circumstances one begins to wonder how much gas we have, should
a mid 80's Toyota Corolla really be off roading, if we break down are
we close enough we can walk? All valid questions and luckily none
needed to be answered. We arrived safe and sound at Niassam.
What a beautiful spot. A complete departure from the hustle of Dakar
to tranquility. Our room is a tree house in a boabab tree. The main
floor has our washroom and shower, second floor has the hammock and
breakfast table and the third floor has the bedroom.
Kim has been a great translator for me and it is amazing to me how she
can switch to English or French - snap- just like that. Today though
it became a bit clearer to how her mind works (or doesn't). We were
talking to Sebastian, who is French and we guess is the GM of the
hotel. He tells us something in English in his French accent. Kim
turns to me and tells me what he said. I didn't think his accent was
that bad! She really doesn't hear a difference between French and
English...amazing to me!
gm
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