Fishing in the Niger River
This entry is more of a personal accomplishment. After an unsuccessful attempt to arrange a boat trip on the Niger river from Dakar, I finally set eyes on the Niger river for the first time. What made today special was renting a boat and heading out of the Niger with my fishing rods. After no luck with boat fishing, I tried another approach and it worked. Standing on the bridge in Bamako looking at fish swimming below, I managed to pull out five fish from the Niger. Furthermore, taking them back to the Catholic Mission, the café across the street was able to prepare them grilled. The efforts were enjoyed by some of the other guests staying at the mission as well. Today was a good day in Mali, did not have to use the AK (although there were a couple of plain clothed guys walking rifles across the bridge while I was fishing).
The grilled - self caught - Niger fish tasted great.
Much to do and see - one plce worth getting a beer is "Bistrot Restaurant Le Bafing" - Tel: 672 07 81 - 39 Quater du Fleuve, Bamako, Mali.
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