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March & April 2006 trip to Algeria & Niger to see the total solar eclipse. Candid photographs from 14 days of travel
through the desert from Djanet, Algeria through Seguadine, Djado, Dirkou, Bilma, Fachi, The Tree of Tenere,
Agadez, Timia and Iferouane, Niger and back into Algeria to Tamarasset and Assekrem in the Hogar mountains.
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Looking out from the ruined fortress towards the mountains beyond <br />
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The water of the oasis only goes so far, and then desert again<br />
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Ramparts from above <br />
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Looking out from the ruined fortress towards the mountains beyond <br />
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Looking out from the ruined fortress towards the open desert, our next destination <br />
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Well, it’s certainly NOT “TinTin in the Congo” <br />
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Into the open desert again! <br />
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No more markers, just follow the tracks <br />
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The super soft, blindingly white, sand sea on the way to Seguadine <br />
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Almost as white as a salt pan – the mirages are everywhere here <br />
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A public service project . . . . <br />
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A “modern” well by comparison with what we would see later <br />
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And the truck stop restaurant opposite <br />
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Just step around to the back for a better view <br />
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Rocky scrub desert for miles after our stop <br />
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Distant buttes and mesas <br />
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A “natural” marker, one of the first we’ve seen <br />
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Quick everyone! – out of the cars and grab that shot! <br />
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Besieged in Seguadine<br />
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Will makes a friend <br />
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Girls of Seguadine, shy for the moment . . . <br />
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