We Have Arrived!

After days on planes, we finally arrived in Niamey, the capital of Niger. We stayed for three days at the SIM guest house to get a feel for the culture and to pick up some needed food and supply items to take with us to Galmi.

SIM Guest House in Niamey

African Gazebo

No joke - about 2 persons wide and  4 persons deep!

We headed to the store first, which was about the size of a walk-in closet, and then proceeded to choose from the bounty of the open-air market:

          The vegies    looked delicious!

             Bananas and eggs were everywhere!

Bananas or Eggs?

                                             Fresh fish for dinner?   Catch of the day . . . ?

                                              Or maybe fresh - REALLY FRESH - chicken?

 

                                      This vendor takes literally the phrase "laying down on the job!"

                                            When it's time to pray, IT'S TIME TO PRAY!

        

                    Who needs a water bottle when you can buy it really cold by the bag for about 10 cents?!

                                             Christopher and Nancy show us how it's done!

                     We were very thankful for Christopher's multi-multi-lingual abilities to guide us and

                     Nancy's gentle loving ability to relate to people in this very foreign environment!

                                             A refreshing dip in the American Embassy pool!

A stop at the local Starbucks . . .

                                                                       Where the coffee is always HOT . . .    

And you can get your sandals polished while you sip!!!

                                                          

Then it's back to the Guest House to crawl in bed . . . under your own "cozy" mosquito net!!!

                                                    Next stop --- Galmi!!!