A story of one of the legendary W123's of Mercedes on vegetable oil
Archive for October 2006
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| Back in Ouagadougou again. Having my tyres fixed |
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| Buzzing streets in Ouagadougou |
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This is how they fixed my tyre: Just meld the rubber to seal the rubber. It took about one and a half hour, bit long, if you ask me  |
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| Green Mercedes taxis in Ouagadougou |
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| South Burkina Faso, on my way to Ghana |
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| Waterfall from the air, Burkina Faso |
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| Huge showers make driving nearly impossible |
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| Speechless.. They fit more in and on a 504 then we do in a small truck |
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| Taking the ‘moped’ route to the falls |
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| Then we got stuck. We used the cane to get out. Putting loads of cane in front of the rear wheels helps to get grip again. Though it takes some time and dirty feet. |
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| Getting out of the mud |
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| Huge fruits from the tree |
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| The Banfora Waterfalls |
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| Domes de Fabedougou |
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| The Saharagelber in Burkina Faso |
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| Burkinabe village |
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| Cooking ‘meself’ a meal |
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| It’s incredible how rythmic these men are. They play here every night, and in the weekend lots of villagers came to visit too, this band is formidable! The children and women started to dance |
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| Taking the ‘moped’ route to the falls |
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| Then we got stuck. We used the cane to get out. Putting loads of cane in front of the rear wheels helps to get grip again. Though it takes some time and dirty feet. |
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| Getting out of the mud |
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| Going to the Sindou peaks via some sludgy dirt roads |
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| The Sindou Peaks, Burkina Faso |
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| The 300TD in front of the Sindou Peaks, Burkina Faso |
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| Difficult parts on the road from the Sindou Peaks |
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| This muddy pool was tricky, but again, we managed |
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| Sacred place for sacrifices |
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| One of the oldest Baobab trees in West-Africa I think.. |
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| Around Banfora, sometimes it gets difficult in the rainy season |
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| Toilet to pee, complete with bucket-flusher |
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| Toilet to do the ‘the other thing’ |
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| Life entertainment, spontaneously they play together for some hours on this campsite |
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| Red gravel roads, Burkina Faso |
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| Beautiful rainforest, Burkina Faso |
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Passing the 111111km  |
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| Heading to Banfora and enjoying the W123 diesel |
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| Cool campsite in Bobo-Dioulasso |
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| Bobo-Dioulasso |
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| Taking a tour through the old town |
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| The old town of Bobo-Dioulasso |
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| Old town in Bobo-Dioulasso where the original tribe still lives |
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| A good woodworker builds very nice furniture. He showed me in a book what he creates and sells. It was really good work. He made beds and cupboards, tables etc. |
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| Yellow coloured Mosque in Bobo-Dioulasso |
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| Djembe performance in this relaxed restaurant |