Dakar-ready

We've been sorting through the mess that is international shipping, looking for a way to get our stuff to Dakar. This even involved having a nice French man come and walk through our house with us while we said, "this, not this.... this, this.. not this, this...." And we think we have a company sorted.
Of course, we won't know the final cost until we have it delivered in Senegal. We've got $2,000 from our Khartoum contracts for leaving here. And we're expecting to use pretty close to all of that to send about 1.5 cubic meters of stuff to our house in Senegal. It's all so complicated!

In other news, we have arranged a car for Senegal. It's not a real sexy car, but we're convinced that its dependable and will do the job. The price was right, and the current owner has been really good about checking things out for us and getting her in good shape. We're excited to have it all arranged prior to our arrival. It also has diplomatic plates, which is a little fun too! (Don't worry, we don't need Senegalese drivers' licenses like we are supposed to have here. None of that drama!)The owner of the car is also helping us sort out some household help as well. Everything is falling into place!

Now, about selling our car here...