On the shore of River
Niger near Bamako
Cynthia waiting at hotel pool
for the Mali adventure
Street scene in Bamako,
capital of Mali
Lots of fine bananas ...
... and other good things
at a market
On the bank of the Niger River
At the Bamako train station
Railway Dakar to River Niger - what a great name!
First cycling day:
Breakfast in Bamako
Our cycling group waiting
outside the post office
The Main Post Office in Bamako
Street scenes in Bamako ...
Sunrise at Kulikoro, starting
point of our Niger cruise
The country along the river
The water level of the river
is sinking continuously
The dimensions of this
river are impressive
The first wayside stop
at a little town
Many curious children
waiting for the boat
For the next 3 days:
Flat land and water ...
... but every moment
brings some surprise ...
... not to forget busy,
colorful life on board
Arrival at Ségou, an
important town on the river
Heavy freight is being loaded
Every one is busy
One of the many mosques
we shall encounter
A glance at the business
section of Ségou
On the "road" again ...
Our vehicles are safe
Eating time
Peasants working at the shore ...
Our captain and his assistants
A shortcut: we drive along a canal
Passing the lock takes some time
Meeting our sister ship from Timbuktu to Kulikoro
Looking at our fellow passengers
One of many little
towns or villages ...
Our Malian bicycle guide
Ibrahim with Jeff (l.)
We are getting information by David about Mali and its people
After arrival in Mopti early
the real cycling begins ...
... on a fine tar road
We shall meet such
cattle many times
The local people are very
friendly and show great interest
This is a beautiful dirt road.
We shall encounter others
The Hansruedi in the middle
of a beautiful countryside
Jordan waiting for the
group at a village
The town of Sofara on
the River Bani
Cow in the protecting shade
The Market
A guided city tour ...
Beer brewery
The Sofara mosque
David gets fresh and
clean drinking water
Stephan enjoying the
cool morning air
Getting ready for the
river crossing
Loading of our bicycles
We're not the only ones to
cross Bani River. Who else?
It's a herd of Zebu cattle ...
.. having reached the
saving shore as we did!
Cycling is getting tougher!
Bill having a short rest
Cattle "grazing". The animals
must be modest now.
An other village on our track
The first time we are crossing water on our bicycles
Beautiful spot - isn't it?
Which direction shall we go? Waiting in the shade.
Sometimes walking a
little equals a rest
Village people are curious
about what we are doing.
Traversing swamps for a change
Stop and retreat! No
wheel is moving anymore
After sleeping under the open sky: heading towards Djenné.
Hansruedi, waiting for the breakfast at a restaurant
We're at River Bani again ...
The beautiful mosque of Djenné.
Here is a marvelous market scene
Djenné is one of the most colourful towns of West Africa
Most houses are built with clay
Looking over the rooftops
Village shop
From Somadougou
towards Dogonland
Alex on a good hard dirt road
One of the few mountains
on our way
The little town of Nyangani
The Assistant Mayor in his colourful official dress
Nice children ...
Center: Steve with interlocutor
Breakfast, from left: Jordan,
Jeff, Ibrahim and Karen
Another village
A cooling down opportunity: Cynthia, Steve & Jordan
Like an oasis: Lucky arrival
at the hotel in Bandiagara
Visiting the famous
Bandiagara escarpments
Ancient Villages: dwellings
cut into the rock
Taking a rest: Cynthia (r)
and Hansruedi
Another village ...
... with a beautiful mosque
From Bandiagara to Songo:
Linda and David
Bizarre rocks
Hotel "Lounge" in Songo
Lady wearing a beautiful traditional dress
Views over Songo ...
Photographer Karen in action
Circumcision square:
old inscriptions
Village official ...
... and his picturesque village
Arrival at Sevaré - end of
our Mali cycling activities.
Our hotel: great! Finally
some newspapers available.
Sevaré bus station
Our bus heading to Bamako
Finally some glimses
out of the bus
Another crossing of the River Bani
A "cyclist" too. Trouble with flats?
A last picture from the bus -
soon it is getting dark
Leaving Mali by air
for Dakar, Senegal
