Wednesday Jan 30 - Banfora
We left around 9 in the morning headed to Banfora. Made a quick stop in Bobo for cook groups to shop, and headed out of town. It was a lovely drive, and the Savannah turned into more luscious trees, became a little more hilly, with some large rivers or water holes, and then we entered into the land of the cotton plantations. When we reached Banfora we turned off the main road and went cross country on a tiny track headed to the Karfiguela Falls. It was a beautiful drive and we ended up camping just before the falls in a small campement. We are surrounded by locals - some of them a nomadic tribe which I think is where the cows come from. Lots of sugar cane in the distance. We immediately walked up to the Karfiguela Fallsfalls (about 15 mins) and had a beautiful dip underneath the falls themselves. Then back to the camp site for dinner.
Overnight we had terrific winds which woke us up, but no rain, and of course the sounds I heard outside the tent of bandits coming to rob us, or wild animals coming to eat us, turned out to be one of the innocent little hens.
Thursday morning (Jan 31) we were up for breakfast and left the camp at 9 for our trek to the Fabedougou Domes - about 3 km. An interesting walk again passing through the myseerious avenue of tall Mangno Trees, climbing up over the rocks, and past the shimmering water pools of the cascadng falls, then along a double pipe line taking water to the cane field which provided an ideal alternative to the sandy,stoes of the path. The domes were fascinating. They are huge limestone rocks carved into different shapes by the water and wind over the years. You'll see the pictures. So of course, we had to climb them. It was a very special place and a ton of fun. Then we came back for lunch, and back up to the falls where we spent the rest of the afternoon, dunking in the cool water pools, doing another yogo session, then a good wash behind the falls again. Beautiful!!
We left around 9 in the morning headed to Banfora. Made a quick stop in Bobo for cook groups to shop, and headed out of town. It was a lovely drive, and the Savannah turned into more luscious trees, became a little more hilly, with some large rivers or water holes, and then we entered into the land of the cotton plantations. When we reached Banfora we turned off the main road and went cross country on a tiny track headed to the Karfiguela Falls. It was a beautiful drive and we ended up camping just before the falls in a small campement. We are surrounded by locals - some of them a nomadic tribe which I think is where the cows come from. Lots of sugar cane in the distance. We immediately walked up to the Karfiguela Fallsfalls (about 15 mins) and had a beautiful dip underneath the falls themselves. Then back to the camp site for dinner.
Overnight we had terrific winds which woke us up, but no rain, and of course the sounds I heard outside the tent of bandits coming to rob us, or wild animals coming to eat us, turned out to be one of the innocent little hens.
Thursday morning (Jan 31) we were up for breakfast and left the camp at 9 for our trek to the Fabedougou Domes - about 3 km. An interesting walk again passing through the myseerious avenue of tall Mangno Trees, climbing up over the rocks, and past the shimmering water pools of the cascadng falls, then along a double pipe line taking water to the cane field which provided an ideal alternative to the sandy,stoes of the path. The domes were fascinating. They are huge limestone rocks carved into different shapes by the water and wind over the years. You'll see the pictures. So of course, we had to climb them. It was a very special place and a ton of fun. Then we came back for lunch, and back up to the falls where we spent the rest of the afternoon, dunking in the cool water pools, doing another yogo session, then a good wash behind the falls again. Beautiful!!
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