After driving 11,000km from London, we have made it to Timbucktu. We are on one of the world's slowest connections so apologies for the lack of detail. Yet again it is really hot here - it cools down massively in about two weeks when the rains start. This morning we all got rather grumpy due to dehydration, lack of blood sugar and as we are literally the only tourists in town we are a magnet for every single "guide", hack and rip-off artist in town. After we managed to shake off all the hangers-on, we toured the mosques (all about 14th century but unfortunately can't go in now) and saw some of the historical libraries that are sitting around in family homes here. The town is rather unimpressive compared to Djenne but the history, the challenge of getting here and the views out deep into the Sahara keep it magical.
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