going to write this in a hurry cos i have to get back to the hostel for lunch and my malaria tablet and then to the museum. Mali is great and the people are really friendly. we got the feeling we werent really wanted in Mauritania, especially when we tried to stop at the border to get exit stamps and do the right thing officially, they just told us to keep going! but when we got to the mali side, mali said our passports had to go back to Mauratnia to get the exit stamp, so Gav took them back the next morning! the police escort had taken us about 1000kms through Mauritania in 2 days so lots of time on the truck and no sightseeing.
Bamako is pretty crazy. this is our first proper african city. a few of us went food shopping at the local market. loads of people, dust, motorbikes. the women are lovely. good skin, colorful dresses and matching headscarves and usually a big smile. and balancing all kinds of things on their heads.
we went to a soccer match yesterday. there was a group of drummers which created a great atmosphere. it got a bit tense when the opposing team scored and lots of the guys were shouting at eachother. i put my shoes back on in case we had to run for it. but then the home team equalised and it calmed down a bit.
last night we went to a Mali nightclub, definitely for locals, not a tourist spot. lots of musicians and a rather large lady belting out the tunes, it was great. i had a bit of dance. a few drinks and a bit seedy this morning.
thats all, stuff to do,
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