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Getting to spend two weeks with a very dear friend who enjoyed sitting in the saddle as much as I did was an exclusive treat, and I enjoyed every moment of it.
During the thirteen days that Karin was in Zinder, we started or ended most of them in the Zinder bush.
We have been fortunate to [...]
Last week, I took Karin on an fabric hunting excursion at the Zinder market.
Although the market is open every day, starting from around 9-10 am, there’s always something extra about going there on “market day” when new goods have (or are meant to!) arrived.
We started at the beginning of the Fabric Lane,
…and slowly made our [...]
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 [...]
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Last week, I went to Nigeria to drop my sister off at the airport, and to pick up my dear friend Karin who has come to visit for two and a half weeks.
As we did not have any work-related shopping to do in Kano this time, we were able to take our time heading north [...]
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 [...]
Every once in a while,
my heart speaks a language,
only my soul can understand.
And while I battle the visible things in front of me,
my heart guides me beyond, letting me know that there is a whole world out there. In the unseen.
And then, when my heart sees - I see too.
For more sky contemplations around the [...]
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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 [...]
My dad is back in the country and we are once again ambling across the endless Zinder bush…
Our last outing this past weekend took us to unknown territory, which we had never covered by horse before.
I love our rides!
There is so much life quality involved when you get to spend hours in the beautiful outdoors, [...]
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