Leg 61, Agadez, Niger to Ati, Chad
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More deserts, mountains and some really weird landscape
10-22 Manu Dayak (Agadez) DRZA 4:28 AM
10-22 Iferouane DRZI 5:26 AM
10-22 Dirkou DRZD 7:18 AM
10-22 Nguigmi DRNG 8:37 AM Oddly nothing there on Google
10-22 Nguigmi DRNG 9:58 AM
10-22 N’Guigmi DRZN 10:38 AM
10-22 Berim FTTL 11:27 AM
10-22 Hassan Djamous FTTJ 12:07 PM
10-22 Ati FTTI 1:35 PM Syntethic vision landing
Flight time 7:46, 7 stops
Setting out towards the Aïr Mountains
Iferouane, picture taken from the bugged airport on a runway shaped hill sticking out the terrain
Into the Aïr Mountains
Climbing up through one of the valleys
On the other side, more desert!
Looking back at Aïr Mountains from the Eastern side
And out onto the vast sand planes, it’s a long way until the next airport
The sand hasn’t buried everything yet
Here it has, not even halfway to Dirkou
I’m guessing this is the ‘road’ to Dirkou, lot of tracks on the ground
Dirkou in Eastern Niger
There is not a lot of info on this town, but it does have a picture of a pink sandstorm!
Traveling on towards Nguigmi
That’s it, all of Nguigmi
It must be newish, there is nothing there on Google. On Bing it looks like a brand new compound.
Flying from Nguigmi to N’Guigmi
N’Guigmi on the shore of lake Chad before the lake retreated
The lake retreating explains the bizarre landscape that follows next
But first, a view from the ground in N’Guigmi
No bridges to go under, stack it up!
Onwards to Berim, flying over the bottom of lake Chad
Lake Chad is a terminal basin (endorheic basin) meaning water only flows in, evaporates out
The lake varies in size over the centuries as rainfall patterns shift over time
Lake Chad shrunk by as much as 95% since 1963 but is currently growing again
People live on these ‘islands’ yet the place seem to have no name
This is at 13°57’50.3"N 13°41’45.5"E, lot of tracks going and leaving, no name or other info available
I’m moving further way from the center, drier land
Koulgouma … maybe. No info other than ‘island’. Chad is a mysterious place
Berim also had no info, just a single 4 star rating on Google. Place not found on Bing (unnamed)
Flying on from Berim to N’Djamena, back to the wetter parts of the old shore
Green here
One minute later
Arrival in N’Djama the capital of Chad
That colorful part near the bottom right is Place de la Nation
N’Djama is a huge city, with very little info again
The national museum does have quite a few pictures for impressions of Chad and this cool new statue
Onwards to Ati while the sun sets behind me
Oi, keep your eyes on the road driver lady
Peaceful at night, the light fades fast at this latitude
Ati, another mystery with hardly any info. I found this picture for the only POI a market
And a couple random videos only adding to the mystery
Tomorrow, a bit further East than heading for greener pastures in Central African Republic