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The boat from Dakar to Goree island is crowdy...
It's a short crossing ( 20 mn ), very colourful
A group of african tourists visiting the island
It's 10 am and the shop is about to open....
House of slaves
A jail for young girls
Some african cabins of my hotel close to the pink lake.....
A nice tropical garden, a wonderful swimming pool....
A luxury for me, the old backpacker!
The pink lake.....According to the power of the sunshine, it can be more or less pink. The brighter the sun is, the pinker the lake is
The lake is as salty as the dead sea .
Salt harvesters spend seven hours a day immersed in the lake
and each bucket of salt makes them just 60 cents
Mountains of salt on the shores of the lake
They are waiting for you to cross the lake
And i am waiting too ...
On the very steps of the Dakar Rally
And the winner is .........
Back from fishing
The Senegal river in Saint Louis.
It forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania
11 am.... alone....
enjoying the pool before exploring the city of Saint Louis
Faidherbe bridge links the island of the city of Saint Louis to the african mainland
The old city
Saint Louis . Port Rybacki
Port Rybacki . Saint Louis
Saint Louis fishing harbour
On the Senegal river, in the Langue de Barbarie National Park
Birds flock on the beach....All is quiet, peaceful .
The Parc National de la Langue de Barbarie (Langue de Barbarie National Park) was established on January 9th, 1976. The park was created for the protection of important sea turtle nesting sites and is also an important migratory bird sanctuary. The park is best known for its bird reproduction island and is an important stop on the European bird migration route. The site hosts over 160 different species of migratory and sedentary birds as well as numerous reptile species, crabs, monkeys and other wildlife. ( thanx Wikipédia )
And noone else around....Just birds, crabs and waves
A stop in a village, on a market day....
The main street.... Always dusty, crowdy, colourful, living ...
Poor people trying to sell vegetables or cheap clothes...
Welcome to Africa
An ordinary day in Senegal
BLACK BEAUTIES
One of the oldest baobabs in Senegal .
One of the most famous too....About 1100 years old
And suddenly, a tyre exploded !!!!.
When you are off the beaten tracks, it happens!
The Lompoul desert ..... A small desert but a good place to sleep...
Woke up early in the morning to see the dawn... A kind of magic....
A bathroom in the desert.... My ecolodge!!! As they use to call it!!!
A new kind of restaurant....it's brand new....
A new concept !!!
Coconuts, bananas, wax ...
All you can buy on a market ...just ask
In Senegal, the baobab tree is revered...
It is the tree of life, a symbol
That bloody parrot nearly broke my arm LOL...
but it was so beautiful....i forgive!
Saly.....Football players on the beach
Saly.... the village...
Sorry, we are closed...Come back at 6 pm
Saly..... walking ( or trying to ) along the beach...
On my way to the fish market
Here i am.. The fish market.... Did not feel very safe here!
The wooden bridge leading to Fadiouth shell island
Fadiouth mangrove ...Tourists love it....
Back to the shell island..... A good business !!
The cemetery of the shell village... White shells, baobabs, graves and that good fat old sun ... Enjoy the silence... Always the sun ...
View of the mangrove....Seen from the cementery
Fadiouth small market