We have arrived Sangha Dogon country after a trying and a pleasant day

Leaving Bamako after the morning rush hour was easy enough. Bamako traffic is an interesting mix og the usual decrepid vehicles, bicycles and a lot of mopeds. Some of them move quite fast even heavily loaded.

We were headed East for Segou and Djenne. The road is good and not heavily travelled. The biggest obstacle was the distance and one hour of rain storm. We were racing the sunset, it finally happened on the ferry onto the small island where Djenne is located. We found a guest house in the dark, very basic but cheap - Chez Baba. 600km down the road. For people in the know, that is a lot in West Africa.

Had dinner and talked. Tried the roof tent for the first time. OK after the neighbours disco died down. The morning showed our first flat tyre - right rear. A screw had found its way, probably came from the mess before Kindia. Has to find a proper tyre shop - good luck! Walked around the city in the morning.

Very interesting architecture. Would have liked to stay a week to know more about the place. Clay is used for everything, sometimes mixed with straw.

People sleep on the roof at night, the best place to be. Big Arabic influence, but definitely African lifestyle. This mixture of people and animals closely together. Left for the Dogons after two hours stroll with Yussuf our friendly guide. The ferry was nice enough to come back for us.

The trip to Bandiara was uneventful. Saw a nice natural bridge on the way and had lunch at Hotel Tagona. Continued for Sangha on a sometimes cement enforced dirt track. They had built up the track with cement whereever the water needed to cross the road - a lot of places. I guess they got tired of not being able to drive in the rains.

Sangha is spectacular. The afternoon colours very clear. The nuisances of green are out of the world. There is of course a lot of stone and cliff, but somehow the plant life has managed to break through.

Joni and Kebba has gone for a tour of the village. I am trying to find my bearings, being so far from the ocean makes me nervous. We are 2000 km from Freetown and there is 2000km to Banjul. The lack of air polution and Yesterdays rain makes for great visibility and the colours are something out of National Geographics.