From Kenieba to Tambacaounda

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The journey from Bamako to Kayes by train and then from Kayes to Kenieba by overlanden truck had been fun but tiring, seen as it was rainy season, so we rested up in Kenieba for a while. Beautiful town situated where a glen comes out between two falaises. None of the hassle present in other Malian towns.

We then organised some motorbikes to take us across the river and into Senegal to Tembacaounda. The problem was it was rainy season and the normal route was flooded. So we had to follow some interesting shortcuts to get to the river and then - motorbikes and all - persuade two canoeists to paddle us across the swollen river. Scary stuff, but we got there safe enough. From there on it was easy - they are building a big new road from Tembacaounda to the gold mines along the border, so we whizzed along this as yet unopened road to Saraya, where we followed the more established road to Tamba.

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Photos

The Mali-Senegal Border
Waiting to cross