Mopti:
Mopti, situated on the Bani River a few miles from its confluence with the Niger, is a bustling commercial port, defined for this, a little 'pomp, the "Venice of Mali". On large pinasse cargo transit of all: from grain to motorcycles, from dried fish to large tubs of colored plastic manufactured in China.
The goods most fascinating is the spice of Timbuktu, in large sheets that are transported directly from the salt mines of the Sahara. Here in Mopti salt is cut into tiles of smaller dimensions or sold 'loose' in pieces even smaller.
The harbor is filled with a motley crowd of street vendors of all kinds, laundresses with children on their shoulders, commuters who come and go from villages in the inland delta. And fishermen who cast their nets a few meters from the shore and pull up a unbelievable amount of fish.
We spent the whole day to get lost in this folla, fermandoci ogni tanto sulla terrazza di un bar a bere succo di baobab. Verso sera abbiamo preso una piroga a motore e siamo andati a vedere due villaggi sulle isole e ad ammirare il tramonto sul fiume.
Massimo and Francesca
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