Back in the US

Hello again... well that was an adventure getting back. It was a long but interesting drive back to Bamako. Olive (nurse who's been in Mali for 30 years - speaks Bambara and French fluently... and started out in the villages) shared her stories and answered all our questions. We just couldn't stump her!

I'll share the mudcloth visit in my next blog.

Bill and I thought things were going well when we checked our luggage in downtown, prior to 5pm... only then to find out our 11:45pm flight was delayed, then cancelled. Turned out to be a mechanical issue and a part needed to be flown in the next day. So we had another full day in Bamako. We had a quiet/relaxing day with Keith and Olive taking good care of us. Further delays finally got us out by 3am. Bill and I raced to our connecting flight in Paris and were literally the last folks on. We were so thankful to be on that flight. Bill worked the next day.

We're back and trying to adjust to this time and weather - can you say jetlag supreme!