This blog post is a small tribute to our friend Lou who came to Mali for 10 weeks and is headed home tomorrow. Lou it has been great getting to know you, we thank you for all the laughs and allowing Ashley and I to sleep on the floor of your apartment many times. Mali will miss you and so will we.
The next few photos are of our time with Lou...
Sunset boat trip on the Niger...
Bus trip from hell...
Lou protecting her face from the dust coming into the bus...and everything else that was flying into the windows...
This past weekend we had a chance to have our friends Lou and Sonya out to our village and afterwards we went to Bandiagara for an evening. This is us enjoying a drink at the Hotel Falaise.
We got a sweet room at the Hotel Cheval Blanc for the evening...
Lou marking her territory...
Cooking diner in our house in our village...the girls are preparing spanish rice...
Sonya, Susan, and Lori having a glass of wine with their pizza at the Hotel Cheval Blanc...The next few photos are what has been going on in our life and in our village, which is harvest. It has been peanut harvest...and so we have been eating a lot of peanuts!!...
Ashley sitting amongst piles of peanut plants pulling the peanuts off...
Me and the Chief of the village pulling peanuts off the plant and getting ready to store them in the granary's...
Random cart of empty containers being wheeled by Ashley and I as we walk down the street in Bamako...
Guava are back in season...my friend Umar gave us this batch from his garden...
Ashley sitting amongst piles of peanut plants pulling the peanuts off...
Me and the Chief of the village pulling peanuts off the plant and getting ready to store them in the granary's...
Random cart of empty containers being wheeled by Ashley and I as we walk down the street in Bamako...
Guava are back in season...my friend Umar gave us this batch from his garden...
Hi Joe and Ashely,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update, it's good to know what has been going on. Sorry to hear about your friend Lou. It looks like your time spent with her was very enjoyable/fun. She will go home and share all of the good times spent with her friends in Mali. WOW!!! I have never seen so many peanuts in my life. Dad would have a party with all those peanuts. We miss you!!!!
Love
Behnke family
Sorry Ashley I spelled your name wrong.
ReplyDeleteI owe you something to repay your good karma in the form of Djarum black. I owe you a billybilly at least...
ReplyDeletewhat a blessing for you, to spend time with Lou before she deports africa and finds her way back to austin. afterall shes' "got jokes" LY
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