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 |