Djenne Warnings Or Dangers

The transportation problem for Djenne is that it's actually off the main highway between Segue and Mopti. So, the means if you take a bus to Djenne, the bus will ultimately drop you off on the way to Mopti. We arrived around midnight at the crossroads, which was pitch black except for the lights of the bus which was motoring to leave us alone in what appeared to be nowhere. Hungry bachee drivers wanted horrificly high prices for the 20 minute drive to Djenne, and by the looks of their vehicles, we wondered whether vehicle could survive the trip. Also, the drivers wanted to wait and fill up the vehicle, which meant that we might wait an hour or longer, something we didn't want to do considering we hadn't booked a hotel yet. Given the late hour, we decided to pay the price (which in terms of American dollars amounted to about $30- as I recall) and to our surprise cargo and people from everywhere suddenly loaded into the old rusty Peugot. The driver needed a push start and a knock on his headlights. Eventually, we reached the ferry and the town of Djenne. Arriving anywhere is always the hard part, but in the dark it's especially spooky. But, in the end, the personal danger doesn't seem to have been as great as we had feared.