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For all my life, I have known my father as an alert driver, with whom I have always felt very safe as a passenger. He would never drive recklessly, as he taught me to have respect for traffic, and taught me more generally in life, that risks should be taken for causes that are worthy [...]
Last week, I went for the ride of my life when Karin and I decided to amble all the way to Mirriah and back - a 50 km journey all in all.
Not knowing exactly the capacity of our horses, we decided to have a long lunch in Mirriah’s beautiful baobab forest together with Anette, Renate [...]
The Zinder race track might not be where I normally go to skywatch, but an action-filled setting is only a bonus when the sky happens to be in a particularly beautiful setting mode.
Staffan and Inger - our friends from Sweden - were lucky that Zinder hosted one of its few major racing event during their [...]
Welcome to the waterhole of Dadin Serki.
Sheba, the Rhodesian ridgeback from Sweden, is developing her hunting skills.
As the launch is the objective,
the alarmed birds need not fear.
Sheba is only working on her skill of running through water.
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It’s wintertime here in Niger. Some days are temperate and sunny while some are cold and dusty (especially around dawn), but the bush is just as enjoyable as ever.
We meet more people now that the millet fields have opened up to the nomads, who are bringing their animals south from the northern pastures.
Not too long [...]
It’s often hard in the mornings to tell what is going to be a fantastic sunset, but by late afternoon, the presence of clouds promise an intriguing sky canvas.
The best place to go skywatching is from the Zinder Hilltop - a small height situated outside of town, on the way north to Tanout and Eden’s [...]
For the past two weeks, we’ve been enjoying the visit of Eden’s chairman of the board Staffan Göranson and his wife Inger.
Having not been to Niger since Eden’s early stages twenty years ago, there was a lot to catch up on!
One of our first outings was a visit to Zinder’s market.
It’s an obligatory stop and [...]
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On my birthday last month, we wanted to drive up to the nearest hilltop outside town (known on this blog as Mt Zinder) to watch the sun set. My Rhodesian ridgeback Sheba adores hikes of all kinds and joins us for as many adventures as she can; and as a bonus, we brought along her [...]
A week after I’d been to the seasonal lake of Dadin Serki with my dad, Anette and I went back with Sheba. Although the lake has had water since June, I didn’t want her in still water when she was a puppy - and even now, I checked with the vet first who told me [...]
Two weeks ago, I was out riding with my father, as we’ve been doing every weekend since getting back to Niger. I wanted to take him to one of my favourite hilltops in the Zinder bush, but was met by the Dadin Serki tapki (seasonal lake), which had eaten up the dirt road. It look [...]
The rains have ended, but the Zinder bush still sports a green coat.
The seasonal lakes are filled with water, but these will dry during the months to come.
As you all know, the Zinder bush is one of my favourite places on earth,
..and best enjoyed on horseback!
This time a year is great for bird watching, for [...]
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On Sunday, my father and I enjoyed long bush ride on our hard-working barb mares and Western & Australian saddles!
The scenery is beautiful at this time a year.
The sky was equally beautiful, holding a promise of a beautiful skywatch!
Riding through the millet stalks is like venturing into an endless green labyrinth. Most of our ordinary [...]
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