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When it rains in Africa, it pours …

Monday, August 11th, 2008

We have collected a large handful of entertaining stories about our experiences in the torrential African rain (yes, it is the rainy season), but for now I will quickly share with you an exchange Doug and I had during a downpour in Mali which sums up our thoughts on camping in the rain:

ME: “Man, I’m so glad you brought the dry sack. Putting all our sleeping gear on the roof would have been impossible otherwise. It’s nice to climb into a dry sleeping bag.”

DOUG: *sigh* “I wish we could climb into a dry sack.”

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