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May 30, 2014

Hello everyone,

Today we met King Kanga Assoumou of Bassam after spending a wonderful day and evening at the beach. The King proved to be very welcoming and seemed very happy to receive us. We were even given a local drink to taste! Everyone is having an amazing time and we all look forward to keeping the good times rolling as we move on to Mali!

Thanks for checking in on us,
Taron Ware
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