Musée Provincial du Houët (a small museum which was hosting a lecture that morning- so only one of its two rooms was open) we found out they were full (again) so we switched plans a little and drove onto Banfora about an hour away from Bobo.
The landscape became more lush, and we were surprised to see palms and sugar cane fields.
We checked in at the hotel - Canne a sucre (sugar cane) a really pleasant surprise with spacious clean rooms in a beautiful shaded garden - and great restaurant as we found out later.
Yummy Yassa chicken and riz sauce arachide (rice with peanut sauce which has the odd bit of meat and some vegetables in it) at the Calypso sealed the deal for us - we like Banfora!
sugar cane fields
irrigation on an industrial scale!After lunch we went to find the Karfiguela falls - (cascades) - often, people hire a guide in town, but we are pig-headed and with the help of Lons trusty GPS and a lot of luck we drove through the fields and sugar canes for 30 odd minutes before finding the falls.
the falls
a termite hill near the fallsI would have to say that this was no Niagra, but was more enjoyable for the slight fear driving in the middle of the Burkinan countryside, and then the cool quiet of the forest walk to the falls than the water itself.
Dômes de Fabedougou - close to the falls, but we didn't make it in to see them close up as time was ticking on, and driving in the dark wasn't an option we wanted to take.
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Niagara is touristy and busy, I think the wonderful peace and quiet and lush countryside made that waterfall extra special - but being caught in the dark out there would have been VERY scary!!
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