But urgent business saw me on the 5am bus returning to Djenne two days later: Philip Boyle, the British Ambassador  was coming to stay  at Hotel Djenne Djenno with his large personal security team! His main objective was to visit the Djenne Manuscript Library. So of course I hurried back to prepare the place and meet him. It was a successful visit I think: everything was accomplished: visit to the library, the mosque, tour of  Djenne’s  small back streets to admire the unique architecture- this part rather muddy and unpleasant underfoot with the beginning of the rainy season already upon us- official private meetings with Prefect and Imam.