We Made It!! Timbukto
August 21st 2006 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 v
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