Well, 3 days later, we are finally here. At times it has been doubtful that we would even attempt the journey. Once we left Dogon Country and arrived in Mopti we, on a bit of a whim, found ourselves buying tickets to board a cargo boat on friday and travel north on the Niger River up to the fabled city. We arrived at the boat around 10 am to fight for a spot to sit. The boat, a questionable vessel at best, was a double decker (pictures coming soon). The hold of the boat held bags of rice, millet, and who knows what else. The second floor of the boat, where we would fight for space, was reserved for first class passengers. The term first-class is a bit of a stretch but in comparrison to the
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