| The highway system between Senegal and Mali has been built by
goats
and cattle. Man has made no further improvement. We follow a bumpy goat
track
eastward. At the mud brown border town of Kidera we crossed the Senegal
river
into Mali. This country is West Africa's main attraction for tourists.
Visitors
come to see the famous mud mosque at Djenne and the remote town of
Timbuktu. We
have many miles to go before we reach these places.
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| The Senegal river forms the border with Mali. Border
guards don't
like you to take pictures, they'll confiscate any cameras they see, but we
foolishly
risked a taking a shot of canoes on the river. These are the only objects
of interest,
so we wonder why the border guards are so interested in keeping this place
a secret. |
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| First major stop in Mali: Kayes. The people are much more
colorful and interesting than
the architecture. |
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| Most street vendors are friendly but picture shy. This person,
however, didn't mind having
her picture taken. She's hoping to be 'discovered' on the Internet.
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| Typical Mali landscape. Wonder why the people here build their
homes from mud? Because there is so damn much of it
lying around. |
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