Street scene in Dakar.

Bus in Dakar.. Entrance/exit is by the rear.

Sunset in Dakar. Note the large amount of dust in the air.

Our favorite restaurant in Dakar—walking distance from our bungalows and cybercafe.

Inflating a radiosonde balloon at the met station at the airport in Dakar. Note that the electrolytic generator (and the large tank in the picture) did not work.

Attaching RS-80 GPS sonde to balloon at Dakar sounding station.

Old GIP-3 hydrogen generators at the Dakar radiosonde station. These particular ones were not being used.

Mike Douglas and John Mejia looking at the local theodolite, which did not work well.

Mr. Jean Blaise Ngamini from ASECNA looking at the data being recorded.

Pilot balloon related materials used in Dakar. Pilot balloons, weight-nozzle combination, and candles for night launches.

A baobab flower at our Dakar bungalows. It opens at night and is a favorite of the flying foxes (large fruit-eating bats). It doesn’t smell very good.