I'm back safely in Douentza after a not-too-bad 14 hour bus ride. I luckily got two seats to myself, so I curled up with my pillow and napped as much as I could. Not to mention I ate a delicious fried egg sandwich on baguette at the Segou bus stop. The only hitch in the trip was being stopped for a long time at the Sevare gendarme stop, where they shook down people for money who didn't have their ID cards on them. This always takes a long time.
We pulled into Douentza around 7:30 this morning. There are ponds everywhere. It had apparently been raining since the night before (and it kept raining until maybe 9 AM). Needless to say, everything is very muddy here. Trying to pick your way around mud puddles to get to the internet really makes one appreciate both a) storm sewers and b) private internet.
No matter, it's good to be back. Bamako was great and all, but it's nice to be back "home" with my computers and friends and all.
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