Blogs from Kedougou, Tambacounda Region, Senegal, Africa

This, the first blog of my Philippines trip is about Africa, Senegal... The connection is just 'travel', and also, photos. I did many cool things in Senegal last winter, but never blogged about them. No laptop, unfamiliar keyboards, poor internet connections, other things to do... so here and now, with a few hours in the Seoul, South Korea airport, seems like a good time. In Sierra Leone, 25 years ago as a Peace Corps volunteer, we would think nothing of setting off across the countryside to a village we'd never been to. For work or just for a hike, didn't matter, it was safe, we were always treated well and we knew we'd find our way back somehow. So I wanted to do a cross country hike in Senegal, stopping in villages and farms along the ... read more

We took a break from the hustle and bustle of Kedougou and decided to bike up to the falls. We made our way through many small villages along the way, and were immersed into the completly rural side of the Kedougou area. Everyone we passed gave us a smile, and the kids look at us like we were from another planet. The falls themselves were very immpressive. It was like being in a giant's shower for the day. We could hardly see the top, and the water was actually cold!!... read more

Last night another storm rolled in, but missed up by a couple miles. The storms are really intense, and you need to strap everything down that may fly away.......... read more

Yes, its a little messy, and yes that is a cow eating a tree, and geese and chickens drinking out of the clothes hamper, and yes goats run rampent throughout the night, but its home sweet home...... read more

Now that we are starting a garden, with seeds from everyone- THANK YOU!! we now have to pull water on a daily basis. This is our primary well, that is if the rope isn't broken, if so we have to trek across the road to get some from the neighbors.... read more