The way to Tambacounda

Getting to Tambacounda for our field mission with Manobi deserves a post in and of itself. This 12 hour ride (which should only have taken 8) was undertaken in a car with no headrests (fun when you swerve to avoid potholes and oncoming traffic), and an exhaust which trailed on the road behind the car. Eventually the driver stopped to fix this problem.
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I found the most reassuring thing of this journey to be the blatant hole in the windshield where a previous passenger had smashed his head - this was tastefully disguised using a 'no smoking' sign...have a look for yourself, just click on the picture