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puddin:
 :crazy time? not me  :lol:

one more thing then I swear I'm leaving!

I put these pictures up to compare backpacks and clothing! They are not new but from the Meet the Teams Video.

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gator27:

--- Quote from: puddin on November 15, 2007, 01:32:01 AM --- :crazy time? not me  :lol:

one more thing then I swear I'm leaving!

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The text in that first picture (post 115)  is different and it has last names.  This does not look like CBS footage?! :o

apskip:
puddin, here is what I'm thinking:

1. It is likely to be a TBC in spite of what TAR Asia indicates and MICHAEL D wants. The structure of the AR12 indicates that there has to be one before Taiwan and there will not be a more contiguous place than in Africa.

2. It certainly looks like my prediction that railroad travel will not be involved is wrong. That means that such travel will be on the morning of July 14(which is not a national holiday in Burkina Faso despite its French heritage). Where do they go? there are not many choices, although there may be intermediate places that I don't know about. The major choices are:

a. Kaya to the north of Ouagadougou
b. Koudougou about 150 km west of Ouagadougou
c. Bobo-Dioulasso about 300 km west of Ouagadougou

The Mossi people lived throughout the whole region, so here is a link to information about them: Mossi People  

apskip:

--- Quote from: georgiapeach on November 15, 2007, 01:29:30 AM ---Time?

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My eyes say 1217pm, which is consistent with taking a train trip starting in the morning from Ouagadougou.

apskip:
The census of camels in Burkina Faso indicates 15, 263 in the country. My ongoing research into where camels are most prevelant keeps pointing to Gorom-Gorom in northern Burkina Faso. If you want to see several photos of this, consult
Blog of Burkina Faso and Elsewhere and look for the Jan. 19, 2007 and Dec. 29, 2006 entries.

How could teams get to Gorom-Gorom from Kaya, the end of the railroad line?

Here's some new Lonely Planet information on road travel within Burkina Faso:
Buses and vans are called cars in Burkina Faso, and they run with admirable frequency from Ghana, Niger, Togo and Mali. Bush taxis and minibuses also do the same inter-country trips but you may find you have to get out at the borders, cross, and pick up another one on the other side. Minibuses are often 25% cheaper than the Peugeot 504 bush taxis. Driving your own car in and out of the country is fairly easy, and generally speaking the roads are in fairly good condition.

Gorom-Gorom is about 150 road miles from Kaya. Once teams reach Gorom-Gorom, the inevitable question is what next? The answer is that Gorom-Gorom is about 200 miles by road from Niamey, Niger. It is a somewhat greater distance from Bamako, Mali. No other major airport is within reach except of course returning to Ouagadougou, which I consider unlikely.

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