Leg 67, Bemako, Mali via Senegal to Kaedi, Mauritania
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10-28 Senou (Bemako) GABS 5:01 AM
10-28 Ambodédjo (Sevare) GAMB 6:54 AM
10-28 Keibane (Nara) GANK 8:32 AM
10-28 Kolokani GAKN 9:20 AM
10-28 Bafoulabe GABF 10:23 AM Lake and parks East-ish
CTD while cruising in the background 10:59 AM
Restart, luckily little navmap was running and had the last known position
10-28 Bafoulabe GABF - Dire GADI 34nm to go 11:06 AM
10-28 Dire GADI 11:18 AM
10-28 Kedougou GOTK 11:49 AM
10-28 Simenti GOTS 12:20 PM
10-28 Tambacounda GOTT 12:39 PM
10-28 Ouro Sogui GOSM 1:29 PM
10-28 Kaedi GQNK 1:50 PM
Flight time 8:42 10 stops
More low detail areas but also some decent ones.
I started out by following the river Niger to the desert. Passing Farako
Near Kougou
The closer to the desert the less the effect of the water. Near Nakri
Near Kouli
Mopti, making good use of the water
The river Bani joins the Niger in Mopti, double the water
Fertile waters, fertile land, great place for a town
Mopti is build along the old bank of the river Bani. It looks like the river shifted a lot leaving a huge area of very fertile ground for farming.
All that water and mud is also great for building, Grand Mosque of Mopti
Niger river basin feeding Lake Débo
Quite a sight from the air, near Dogo
The river continues North to Niafunke where I departed from in leg 60
Nara to the West, not far from Mauritania (to the North)
What’s missing from the weather engine, sand storms!
That could seriously hurt my plane
Near Goumbou, washboard terrain
Kolokani
Passing Hatero, finally some elevation in the terrain. It has been mostly flat so far
Bafoulabe where the river Bakoi joins the river Bafing
Ferry service to connect the roads up there
Hydro dam at Manantali on the river Bafing, constructed from 1982 to 1988, operational since 2001
Apart from long time issues with funding to get the project actually delivering electricity, the dam also took food away from about 370,000 people who lived from flood recession agriculture in the Senegal river valley. Flood recession agriculture has now completely disappeared.
Wong National Park
Dire or rather Falea South-West Mali.
Big runway for a tiny little town
Kedougou, Senegal
Near Semanti inside Niokolo-Koba National Park
Flying by Fete Bowe, also not much info on towns in Senegal
Arriving in Kaedi for the last stop, just across the border (the river) into Mauritania
