Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the crowning glory of my West African experience. My ultimate adventure of epic proportions...the bank-busting, high-flying, sometimes frustrating, yet always exciting, triple country tour, affectionately dubbed, The Mali Finale! An escapade that spanned three countries, twelve days, and over twenty townships. How'd I travel? You name it, I probably took it. Private car, public bus, four by four trucks, cramped fifteen passenger vans, ferry boats, horse and cart, motor bike, camels, taxi, tro tro... Our goal was two-fold...Make it to the legendary Timbuktu and explore the massive rock escarpments and native villages of the Dogon Country. This trip was so big, that it will easily span eight separate entries... okay, actually I'm just too lazy to write it all at once! Ergo this entry is super short...but don't worry, they'll
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