October 17, 1980

TAHOUA, NIGER
Got in Tahoua about 6am and met some other foreigners camping out at the truck station, who directed us to the police station for the usual formalities. The bus to Niamey supposedly left at 9am (HAH!) and we'd hardly slept, so we decided to stay here a day. We followed directions to the camping spot, which turned out to be the lawn of the hotel/bar. Slept there with difficulty in the semi-shade, till we were invited to sleep in a hallway off the courtyard. Stayed there all day except for a walk into town for dinner and again for a hot milk.