During this past week I have taken in much more of the local flavor of Niger and wanted to share some. On Thursday I went on the mail run to nearby Madaoua with James and Deb (we also took Kathy, our accountant, with us since the Internet was still down...shh). We saw camels and gendarmes by the roadsides as we drove for about 45 minutes northeast to Madaoua. We visited the post office and the Internet station to try to figure out what the problem was, then moved on to the grocery store and the market.
Chocolate! :)
Since many people lack refrigerators this seller doles out single servings of mustard, mayonnaise, etc and sells by the baggie. He also has a nice selection of veggies and bottles of honey behind him.
This is a covered market complete with tailors, butchers, herbalists, and almost anything you can think of. Sadly about half the people in here are children even though school is in session.
Herbs & spices
We also stopped at the bakery for baguettes, and James shared his kilishi (street meat or jerky) with us on the ride home. Yum!
Then on Friday afternoon, after we closed up shop, Deb and I went on about a 5-mile hike behind the property to the edge of Galmi village.
Boys and their donkeys at the watering hole
Camels!
Round huts are for storing harvested crops and square buildings are homes.
Sunset over a field with salad and beans and carrots; millet stalks have been harvested
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