October 2, 1980

IN SALAH, ALGERIA
Did a tour of In Salah-- very small. As the morning passed, the soldiers that arrived with me seemed to be replaced by tourists-- seems they outnumber the natives. Got conflicting reports about when the bus leaves for Tamanrasset, but the most credible was 5pm. While waiting, I met another traveler, Jean-Luc, who is a French citizen, but has lived much of his life in Africa, presently in the Ivory Coast. He's on his way home from France, but couldn't hitch past In Salah, so we waited for the bus together. He told me of his plans to sail around the world, build a sail-car to speed across the desert, etc.-- helped me pass the long hours. Eventually we found that the bus leaves at 5am, so we tried hitching until nightfall, then came back to our sidewalk to sleep.

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