28 February 2001 – Mali

Still Not in Bamako

We are camped again in a remote area of Mali near Tambaga. Currently we are still nearly 350 kilometers from Bamako and might reach there late tomorrow. We are still limping with the trucks. The roads are a bit better. This really is out there. We have had a few problems transmitting to the satellite. Al now needs an exhaust. We are all filthy and the dust on the road is unbearable.

- Michael Ladden