Bouldering!

So I have had my eye on a set of boulders right off the road in between Kedougou and my village since I first went out to my site. However, it is probably 50km away from me. Not exactly convenient to go to (although I still need to scope out the area more extensively around me; my ancien thinks there could be boulders near Etchilo). However, I was biking back from village towards Kedougou, and a Peace Corps car was going out to do a site visit for potential new site and was going to come back to Kedougou. Therefore, I was going to have a ride back if I was feeling tired after biking and climbing! When I got to the boulders, I stopped and climbed until my fingertips felt just a bit raw against the hot rock that had been baking in the upper 90 degree heat. It was wonderful! It surprised me how much I missed it and how comfortable I felt. I definitely could have biked back by the time the car passed, but considering the last bit is quite uphill, I was fine to sit in the shade and listen to This American Life, greeting the few people that passed by, confused by the white girl sitting on the road.