 From Mopti, we took a day long Pinasse trip on the Niger River to Konna, stopping at Kotaka enroute to see its mosque |
 Getting comfy on the pinasse, Mopti |
 Rotel arranged our boat trip with Diatigui Travel in Mopti |
 Fishermen using nets cast from a small pirogue |
 Setting off from Mopti, there is lots of other river traffic |
 Men fishing from a pirogue on the Niger River near Mopti, Mali |
 Viking sail or table cloth? |
 A small boat on the Niger with a colorful sail |
 Their sail looks a bit more improvised... |
 Typical riverside hut, Mali |
 Niger River, Mali |
 Village along the Niger River near Mopti, Mali |
 Men poling fishing pirogues like Venetian gondaliers |
 Huts of a small village on the south bank of the Niger River |
 Turbaned man watches us sail past |
 Ruins of a large mudbrick structure along the south bank of the Niger |
 Ruins of a large mudbrick structure along the south bank of the Niger |
 Egret in the grass along the Niger |
 Looking across the Niger River during the season of high water |
 Village with a small mosque, Niger River, Mali |
 Village with a small mosque, Niger River, Mali |
 Man puts his weight behind the pole while another bails out the pirogue |
 Pied Kingfisher |
 For some of the way, a small road follows the river |
 Niger River, Mali |
 In some places, the Niger has a bit of a Nile feel to it |
 Mudbrick village with palm trees and fishing boats, Niger River, Mali |
 Village along the Niger River, Mali |
 Village along the Niger River, Mali |
 Woman and girls washing dishes in the river |
 Village of Tongorongo |
 Excited kids waving from the river bank, Mali |
 Thatched hut and palm, Mali |
 Woman in a West African dress, Mali |
 Village along the banks of the Niger between Mopti and Kotaka |
 View from the roof of our Pinasse |
 Riverside village with a large tree |
 Substantial village along the Niger River, Mali |
 I would have liked to have gone ashore ... |
 Large mosque in a riverside village along the Niger, Mali |
 Ornate sahel style mosque downstream of Mopti |
 Niger River, Mali |
 Egret in flight, Mali |
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 Dekale 2006 painted on the pirogue, Niger River |
 A 2005 pirogue, Niger River, Mali |
 Pinasse, Niger River |
 Fisherwoman of the Bozo tribe, Mali |
 Fishing nomads along the Niger River |
 Fishing boats, Niger River |
 Village of Nomadic fishermen along the Niger |
 Kids taking a pause from washing dishes to wave as we pass |
 Nomad village along the Niger River downstream of Mopti |
 Along the Niger River |
 A.B.'s boat |
 Fishing village along the Niger River |
 Fishing village along the Niger River |
 The Niger River is wide enough to have some whitecaps |
 Fishing pirogue, Niger River, Mali |
 Young boy steering the pirogue, Niger River, Mali |
 Dad pulls in the fishing nets on a pirogue, Niger River, Mali |
 Village along the Niger River, Mali |
 Women in front of a simple grass hut, Mali |
 Other huts are made of a mats hung over a wooden frame |
 Fisher people preparing their nets by a grass hut, Niger River, Mali |
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 Fisherman's hut along the Niger River |
 Pirogue with the sail raised |
 "Volunteer giving hope" t-shirt on a boatman |
 Boy in the bow of a 2006 pirogue, Niger River, Mali |
 Fisherman, Mali |
 A double sailed pirogue heads upriver |
 Double sailed pirogue, Niger River, Mali |
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 Pied Kingfisher, Mali |
 Our cook calling out to see the catch of a fishing boat we pass |
 The cook displays his choice |
 Lunch |
 Those are not pretty |
 Cook peeling the veggies for lunch |
 Lunch was prepared on the pinasse as we were underway |
 Wide Niger River during the high water season |
 Some villages are more substantial than others |
 Another village along the south bank of the Niger with a nice mudbrick mosque |
 Niger River village mosque, Mali |
 Niger River village mosque, Mali |
 Trucks parked along the Niger |
 Niger River, Mali |
 Hut along the Niger River, Mali |
 A group of kids waves as we pass |
 Blue heron and flying egret, Niger River, Mali |
 Fulani man on the north bank of the Niger River |
 Fulani herders with there cattle on the North Bank of the Niger River |
 Fulani herders with there cattle on the North Bank of the Niger River |
 Fulani cattlemen, Mali |
 A herd of Fulani cattle swimming across the Niger River, Mali |
 Fulani gathering their herd of cattle along the Niger River |
 Fulani boys, Mali |
 Fulani boys, Mali |
 Fulani men sitting near the Niger River, Mali |
 Fulani boys with a motorbike, Mali |
 A large group of boys sitting on the riverbank, Mali |
 A large pirogue, Niger River, Mali |
 I'm guessing it's a ferry boat |
 Woman waves from the north bank |
 North bank of the Niger River downstream from Mopti |
 Village on the north shore of the Niger River, Mali |
 North shore village, Niger River, Mali |
 Girls washing dishes in the Niger River, Mali |
 Large green tree near a village, Mali |
 Kids hanging out outside thier house, Mali |
 Hello! |
 North shore village, Niger River, Mali |
 North shore village, Niger River, Mali |
 Mosque in a village on the north shore, Niger River, Mali |
 Mudbrick mosque, north bank, Niger River, Mali |
 Niger River, Mali |
 More women and girls doing dishes, Mali |
 Ronaldinho the Boatman, Mali |
 Niger River, Mali |
 Niger River, Mali |
 Back to the nomads on the south bank of the Niger River, Mali |
 Boys on the bow of a pirogue |
 Village of Domono along the south bank of the Niger |
 Pirogue in the grass |
 Niger River, Mali |
 Woman carrying a bucket of laundry |
 Kingfisher diving, Mali |
 Kingfisher hovering, Mali |
 Man riding a donkey obscured by the tall grass, Mali |
 Substantial riverside village, Mali |
 A flock of birds known locally as "mange-mille" |
 Niger River, Mali |
 Paddler waves, Niger River, Mali |
 Man in the grass along the river waves enthousiastically |
 His pirogue is anchored nearby |
 Niger River - kingfisher and egrets |
 Kingfisher and egrets perched on strange mounds along the riverbank, Mali |
 Approaching Kotaka, Mali, on the Niger River |
 Approaching Kotaka, Mali, on the Niger River |
 Rooftop for a better view |
 Green riverbanks of the Niger River, Mali |
 Pirogue, Niger River, Mali |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Villagers washing dishes and laundry in the Niger River, Kotaka |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 We stopped along the river to visit the large village of Kotaka |
 Boys greeting our Pinasse at Kotaka |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Kotaka |
 Pirogues, Kotaka, Mali |
 Kotaka is a village of the Fula tribe |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Mosque of Kotaka, Mali |
 Mosque of Kotaka, Mali |
 Sahel-style mudbrick mosque, Kotaka, Mali |
 Year 1412 A.H. (1991) |
 Mosque of Kotaka, Mali |
 Mosque, Kotaka |
 Mosque of Kotaka, Mali |
 Mosque of Kotaka, Mali |
 The fine mudbrick mosque of Kotaka |
 Window, Kotaka |
 The mosque of Kotaka |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Cooking pots, Kotaka |
 Imam of Kotaka Mosque, Mali |
 Interior, Kotaka Mosque |
 Interior, Kotaka Mosque |
 Detail of the roof of Kotaka's mosque |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Roof of Kotaka Mosque, Mali |
 For 500 CFA you can climb to the roof of the mosque of Kotaka |
 View of Kotaka and the Niger River from the roof of the mosque |
 Niger River village of Kotaka from the roof of the mosque |
 Mudbrick village of Kotaka, Mali, from the mosque roof |
 Chilis drying on the roof of a house, Kotaka, Mali |
 Kotaka, Mali and the Niger River |
 View from the roof of the mosque of Kotaka |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Kotaka |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Dried vegetables, Kotaka, Mali |
 Boy strikes a pose, Kotaka |
 Girl in Kotaka, Mali |
 Kids along the river, Kotaka |
 Kids in Kotaka, Mali |
 Pottery, Kotaka |
 Kids in Kotaka, Mali |
 Girl in Kotaka, Mali |
 Boys in Kotaka, Mali |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 Young man on a donkey, Kotaka |
 Kotaka, Mali |
 The little one doesn't look too impressed... |
 Girl in Kotaka, Mali |
 Even in Kotaka, Mali - Fly Emirates |
 Boy fishing in the Niger River with nets, Kotaka |
 Young girl with a baby clinging to her back |
 Shadow of the roofline of a Sudanese-style mudbrick building, Kotaka |
 Boys with a painted pirogue, Kotaka, Mali |
 Kids along the Niger River, Kotaka, Mali |
 Niger Riverfront, Kotaka, Mali |
 Boy in Kotaka |
 Niger Riverfront, Kotaka, Mali |
 The kids of Kotaka gathered to see us off |
 Bye bye |
 The kids of Kotaka, Mali, on the Niger River |
 The kids of Kotaka, Mali seeing us off |
 Waves goodbye from Kotaka, Mali |
 More waves goodbye from Kotaka |
 And another... |
 Boy bathing in the Niger River, near Kotaka |
 Excited kids |
 Another big green tree along the Niger |
 Niger River village, getting close to our destination Konna now |
 Niger River village with fishing boats, Mali |
 Niger River village, Mali |
 Niger River village, Mali |
 Niger River village, Mali |
 Primitive shelter along the south bank of the Niger River, Mali |
 Nearby is a sign identifying this as Koubi, site of a Libyan-financed FAO project |
 Communauté des Etats Sahelo-Saharienne Programme Special Pour La Securité Alimentaire |
 Nomad hut along the Niger River near Konna |
 Bin Laden Bus T-shirt "World Trade Center New York USA Politics Not War" |
 Niger River village, Mali |
 Niger River village, Mali |
 Niger River Mali |
 Bye bye! |
 Baobabs near the Niger River, Mali |
 Trees along a tributary of the Niger |
 Heading up a tributary of the Niger to the town of Konna, Mali |
 10 people in a pirogue near Konna, Mali |
 Our Captain |
 The Captain and his ship |
 The Captain of our pinasse |
 Young men working along the river, Konna |
 Heading up a tributary of the Niger to the village of Konna |
 The Doctor never misses an opportunity for sun |
 Arriving at our destination, Konna, Mali |
 Pirogue full of women, Konna, Mali |
 Pirogue full of women, Konna, Mali |
 Konna, Mali |
 Konna, Mali |
 Two men in a pirogue, Konna, Mali |
 Harbor of Konna, Mali, on the Niger River |
 Konna, Mali |
 Konna, Mali |
 Konna, Mali |
 Konna, Mali |
 Konna, Mali |
 Konna, Mali |
 Nomad huts around the Konna harbor, Mali |
 Nomad huts along the harbor of Konna |
 Konna, Mali |
 Nomad huts, Konna, Mali |
 Huts, Konna, Mali |
 Cattle, Konna, Mali |
 Konna, Mali |
 Konna, Mali |
 Konna, Mali |
 Konna, Mali |
 Lizard on a mudbrick wall, Konna, Mali |
 Konna, Mali |
 Our chariot awaits |
 Kids watching the circus depart Konna |