Bazouk Du Saloum Mar Lodj
Mar Lodj, Senegal
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Rattling buses and piles of meat
... Surprising little toothless old ladies seem able to manage this. The money which might have been better spent on repairs seems to have been lavished on paint. There are exceptionally wildly decorated. A bus boy signals to stop by wildly and harshly whacking on the metal work with a coin. He seems to enjoy doing this very much and the din it creates brings him evident pleasure. Rattles and coiny whacks complete hideously.
Arriving back ...
Toubakouta et Dakar: amul courant!
... tat des routes jusqu'à Fatick) vers Dakar... et on a eu deux crevaisons en chemin! Le chauffeur commençait à être de mauvaise humeur... le pauvre! On s'est rendues dans une auberge à Rufisque pour passer la nuit en essayant de rejoindre Yakhara. Les tentatives d'hier soir ont été infructueuses...
Ce matin, on a rappelé Yakhara en faisant nos bagages pour constater que sa maison était située à deux pas de là où on logeait!!! Elle est donc venue nous rejoindre à ...
Sine Saloum Delta
Really long time since my my last entry! sorry!
Went travelling down the coast all the way to Toubakouta to visit the Sine Saloum Delta with some other volunteers. Started off on Monday the 1st, travelled to Dakar to stay for one night in an apartment, cooked for ourselves which made a nice change! Then got a good nights sleep ready for the big day of travelling on Tuesday. The first part of the ...
Joal
Went to Joal today for a little fishing A 2 hr drive frm Dakar, Joal was once a small fishing village...but now is a touristic centre and has grown over the years...it now holds similar reputation as Saly a very popular town among tourists coming from France and other European countries (Tubab) Had a good time...got some nice ...
Birding Confessions
... spinning as he was running in ever-more-dizzying circles around his poor bewildered mate. Then it hit me. This was an attempt at Flirting! Now, I've seen some very amusing "lady-impressing" efforts in my time, inevitably destined to crash and burn as I cannot keep a straight face in such situations, but never have I witnessed such singlemindedness displayed by this bird as he attempted to sweep his lady friend off ...
