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The picture was taken at the police station on the road just outside of Kaya: as I suspected, the policemen did not want to let us go with such a ruin.
They finally accepted after Karim gave them some tips and Honoré promised to arrange it as soon as possible. LOL!
Belive it or not: this vehicle made it...!
In 2 days, more than 400km (Manega and then Dibilou) on earth roads, sometimes with no road at all... without any single problem!
And Honoré is a really good driver.
Costed 30000CFA (45€) for 2 days including car and guides, plus petrol.
Updated Mar 9, 2004
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The next few days, we visited villages in the surroundings of Kaya.
We decided to keep with us, as guides, the two boys who took us to the hotel: Honoré Sawadogo and Karim Sinporé. Honoré has a little garage, Karim is a gold washer.
We asked them to find a car for our visits in the villages.
They did...
Arriving in the early morning at Honoré's garage where the car is parked.
They say: "It's almost ready... We just have to fix the seats and the gear lever!"
Mmmmmhhhh!
On my personal opinion, many other things needed to be fixed. LOL!
Written Mar 8, 2004
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She did…!
Funny road adventure (!!) from the bus stop to the hotel. 2 km only, but it seems they are 200…!
We are so heavy with our luggage that the front wheel hardly touches the ground, and the rear one is almost flat.
A strange dance on the earth streets of Kaya!
We finally arrive safe at the hotel, on the top of a hill above the city and it’s big lake.
Written Mar 8, 2004
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The STMB buses are quite old and rather build for tiny Koreans than for big Europeans: hard to fit my 90kgs (of muscles, LOL!) in the seat for 3 persons where 5 take place…
But the road is correct, these old buses go fast and respect their timing: departure from Ouagadougou bus station at 13, arrival at Kaya, 14h30. 110km. Price: 1500CFA (2.5€) per person.
Funny trip with enormous bags in the aisle and on the knees of the passengers: there is no room left in the luggage compartment… The bags are voluminous but light. I guess they contain cotton.
We are the only tourists. Some local people complain and they expect that we will complain even more, but we don’t: all this is funny and everybody is laughing and discussing.
There are also some goats and I make the trip with, on my knees, 3 hens, their legs tied with a little rope. They are quiet and sleep all the way.
The bus stop at Kaya is on the main road. The city is 2km aside. We wonder how we will carry our luggage and reach the auberge…
We ask if there are taxis.
There are not.
But 2 young guys tell us:
“No problem. We can take you to the hotel
- Fine! Where’s your car?
- Car…? What car? We have our little motorbikes”.
Brigitte is hesitating: “Shall I climb on this small motorbike or not…?”
Written Mar 8, 2004
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A base camp for visiting the Sahel villages.
Not a lot to do in Kaya. It’s rather a good base for visiting the villages of the surroundings, in particular Manéga and Dibilou.
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