Day 64 - Thursday 3 December 2009 - 6635km Kayes, Mali

One of the best things about crossing into a new country is testing out the new street cuisine & Mali hasn't disappointed! I couldn't tell you what I've eaten, much of which was in the dark, but it's been plentiful, filling, tasty and best of all ridiculously cheap. The deep dried bean and dough cakes I ate for brunch, after crossing a typically laid back border, were particularly good but with strong headwinds led to a long day in the saddle en route to West Africa's hottest town. I can vouch for this title given that I'm sweating from the exertion of texting. I've also got to anxiously sweat out tomorrow's World Cup draw to find out mine and England's fate next June!