St. Louis to Dakar

Monday's trip to Dakar from Podor took 12 hours, door-to-door, and we had to amuse ourselves along the trip. The leg from St. Louis-to-Dakar seemed particularly long.

John wasn't feeling that great, but did manage at some point to regale us with his imitation of Jimmy Stewart.



First one to identify the movie wins bragging rights.

The brooms in the photo above were the first ones we had seen all week that actually had handles. The excitement over that discovery gives you a sense of the overall level of excitement inside the van that day. Here are a few more pictures of the trip scenery.