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What a way to make a living!
... he soon lost interest in my not-quite-big-enough conversation and left on his way home, only we found that the chunk of the watermelon was missing! We spent a while retracing our steps only to find the crushed remains of a good juicy chunk of watermelon.
This past weekend we travelled to Dakar for an art exposition set up by the Peace Corps and stayed with Amar, Aicha’s brother. We took our first Dakaroise bus – an hour long and a little scary ...
So hungry I could eat a ram (or three).
... Evidently, the Ile de Goree was the place to be that day! Due to the visit, the museums and other buildings of interest were closed. We settled on the beach with a good old ham sandwich, being hassled a little. One guy told me ‘God sent you here for me!’ Brushing off these declaration of love, we watched as the crowds started emerging to catch of glimpse of the VIPS. We soon joined the throng at the front of the barrier, enjoying the party atmosphere (see video!). ...
What you've all been waiting for...
... in the long, brightly decorated fishing boats. As the fishermen got off the boats in their full body macs, they would put large boxes of fish on their head and run a run worthy of the ministry of silly walks! A semi shuffle, semi run type of thing! Under the cover of the port, women sit by HUGE piles of fish selling them to locals. There is every type of fish you can imagine, sword fish, cat fish, octopi, fat ones, manta ray, long thin ones… It’s quite ...
Frogs, dirt and toubabs.
... it, but my tummy was feeling a bit icky so I didn’t have much. Went to bed only to rush to the toilet & be sick. Spend most of Thursday night being sick and very restless, went to the hospital (again lots of goats & frogs walking around!!) and had a malaria test which came out negative and have been prescribed lots of drugs. Prayed a lot as I was in quite a bit of pain then managed to sleep through most of yesterday, really feel that God’s ...
Mbour: la mer...
... de mer énormes, des espadons, des mérous, des murènes, des baracudas, et d'autres poissons dont j'ai oublié le nom. C'était splendide! A leur arrivée, les femmes commencent à préparer le poisson directement sur la plage! Les meilleurs prises partent directement pour le marché européen dans des camions réfrigérés qui attendent à proximité (pensée pour papa!) et les autres sont négociés au volume, à la quantité ou au poids selon la sorte de poisson. Tout un ...