Bamako

Hello from Bamako
Wow was it ever pleasent and hellish to get here.
No good direct transport through Guinea so I had to hop bush taxis.

First one was really easy: Conakry to Mamou.
Only real stories from this are the asshole cops who want bribes threaten me with arrest for holding someone elses passport (they said i didnt look like my picture); and there were lots of police check points too.

The same day I cought another taxi from Mamou to some village in the middle of nowhere.
There I had to compete with the attention of a polite and interesting man who wanted to talk to me and show me around and a woman who was intent on getting money from me anyway possible (probably had some mental problems); this is also where the bribes stopped. Again I took another taxi to Dabola where I got an excellent deal on a hotel room with hot water, a tv, and air conditioning (I am really starting to hate mosquito nets).

The next day I chilled out drinking coffee waiting for my taxi to fill up with other people. I arrived at 8am we left at 12:30; the car broke down multiple times during the tremendous rain downpours and I got to help change some tires.
We were restriced to 40 km/h for the last 200kM. In the car Everyone wanted to know about Canada and not having to pay off cops.

Got to KanKan and found a car only needing one more person to depart for Segrou. The car broke down 20 minutes into the trip and took 4hours to repair. I slept in the back seat.

From Segrou to the border I slept in a different taxi.

Had to deal with the guinea police for the last time at the border where they wanted a big present for the exit stamp. I just walked to the Mali side and got an entrance stamp. So no exit stamp.

Got into Bamako really tired and dirty.

The scenery was beautiful but I wont mind staying out of a car packed with people for at least a few more days. Some time here to figure out my visa card problem and get my Burkina Faso VISA before I head to Djenne, Mopti, Dogon Country and finally Timbuktu.

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Part of trip: Spain to Nigeria and Home Again

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