It is still summer in Vienna, and I am not in Africa mood. Haven’t prepared anything for the trip yet. The car has been sitting since February. Time to start it up again. Time to dig up the packing list, check the spare parts and tools box which I dumped into the basement after my return in 2018 and which is still full of Saharan sand from the last trip. Preparing for the Budapest-Bamako is a winter time activity, something for dark and cold December evenings. Nothing for September.