THE NDJIRI LAKES 



mosquitoes of the swamps. The necessary fuel and 

 the drinking-water had to be fetched from a distance, 

 for my tents stood on arid, salt - encrusted ground. 

 Sand-dunes, swished together by the wind, and isolated 

 small lakes surrounded my camp. Clouds of gnats 

 would rise from the swamps with the setting sun and 

 infest man and animal. Even during the day hundreds 

 of them could be found in the tents. 



One may readily imagine that the taking of pictures 



FLAMINGOES IN FLIGHT 



by flash-light at night under these conditions was any- 

 thing but fun. To protect my body from the sting of 

 the flies, I had to dress as if for an expedition to the 



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