My African Adventure

[KBScobravert]

First rain I've experienced here. Pool never got full.



The base didn't fare as well as we did in the hard structure hotel. They lost a few tents, a dumpster went rolling 100yrds and slammed into their water bladder. The bladder burst wide open and they lost roughly 10k gallons of all their water. The look on their face today was still "we will rebuild".

[Scott Mc]

They should have funneled the water into the pool!

[KBScobravert]

They should have funneled the water into the pool!

I should have been more specific. The empty pool is at our shithole hotel. The military and the bladder are on a camp across the town. I'm sure they had enough water after that 1 storm to last a while. Too bad that rainy season just kicked off though.

[KBScobravert]

Still room for a few more. I estimate 150-200. These fellas are returning from Libya for one reason or another. Either they were there to work (doubtful), to go to Europe but ran out of money (likely), or were training in the finer arts of jihad and returning to "sleep" in Niger (highly likely as reported by local drivers).

[Darren M]

Is there a feeling of diminished value of life?

[KBScobravert]

The guy on top is lifting the power lines so they don't get pulled down. this truck came in from Algeria through the Sahara/Sahel desert in Libya and North Niger.

[KBScobravert]

Is there a feeling of diminished value of life?

This region is primarily Muslim. They make the best they can with the life they have but it is the next life that is important to them.

[KBScobravert]

Just a morning dust storm at 7am. It went from a cool clear morning to 100m visibility in 10 minutes.

[Taylor]

Still better than the railroad.

[Jimbo]

I'lI be jamming " I miss the rains down in Africa" , for you.

https://g.co/kgs/39yKCy

Sorry, had to.

Still jealous, man. He who dares, wins.

[cobrajet69]

Still room for a few more. I estimate 150-200. These fellas are returning from Libya for one reason or another. Either they were there to work (doubtful), to go to Europe but ran out of money (likely), or were training in the finer arts of jihad and returning to "sleep" in Niger (highly likely as reported by local drivers).

No IED handy?




David

[line-em-up]

Still room for a few more. I estimate 150-200. These fellas are returning from Libya for one reason or another. Either they were there to work (doubtful), to go to Europe but ran out of money (likely), or were training in the finer arts of jihad and returning to "sleep" in Niger (highly likely as reported by local drivers).

72 Raisins?

[Whiteboy]

72 Raisins?

bomb them

[KBScobravert]

If the mice get this big, the snakes are much larger. Every snake they find gets killed. So far the worst has been a 5' carpet viper on base. Oh, and no antivenom.



I'm not sure the color turned out right. But this bolt of cloth is the same orange you see in all those ISIS propaganda videos. I'm not sure why it is sitting out on a table in the hotel.



And just for Ramadan, here is a picture of the 1,500 year old mosque in Agadez.

[LANTIRN]

1500 year old mosque is cool. ISIS clothes, not so much.