priffe, the piste from Selibaby to Kayes is interesting in terms of people/landscape, but very bad (lost of baking powder and holes, very slow), a fellow traveller described the piste Kiffa - Kankossa - Kayes as much nicer (firm sand, faster)
- we made the border at Melge late at night (N14 54.211 W11 48.142)
Kayes is soooo hot, recommend to stay at "Relais centennaire" (N14 27.305 W11 27.221) a christian or something establishment, camping 3000/pers, cross the bridge turn right and cpn't some 2 km along Rue Magdeburg (sic! 
In Bamako watch for fake and genuine policemen at the entrance into town. First try to rob you (my girlfriends experience, second try to charge you 50 euros for breathing the fine Bamacan air). Don' pay, smile (if you shout instead it takes longer to get rolling again). A place to stay: The sleeping camel (behind German mebassy, close to pont des martyrs south), highly recommended, camping 3000/pers
we're off to Guinean mts for the summer soon
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