The Frontier into Senegal, Duance Hell, Spirits Rising, Back Again

Africa » Senegal
April 25th 2006

Published: December 14th 2007

Note: The pictures do not correlate with the story, as it's lengthly and I was too absorbed in those situations to take photos. Each photo has its own caption. Preface: As I gather thoughts for this, it's from a year and a half later, after all the roughest parts of the journey are long since past and the emotional memories are all pleasant ones. But I'd be doing you a disservice not to touch o... Read Full Entry

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Falc

Adventurer who fell in love with Africa, and moved there for a while. Activities: Aikido, Falconry, sailing, surfing, SCUBA, aviation (I can fly, not currently licensed,) eco-construction and sustainable harvests... getting all Africans a polio vaccination and wiping out Malaria are dreams of mine as well. Those of you who have been there will understand what I mean by this: The red dust that covers your skin and stains your hair seeps on through the skin and into the soul; In my heart, I am now part African. Though I've come to believe that my rightful place is not to live in W. Afri... full info

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LOOKS like...

... a Norfolk Pine, but it's not.. A Norfolk would burn there. Could be a great export, if I can figure out what they are!

Lighthouse Entrance, Dakar

Fishing Town

Goat Wash

This fellow was washing his goats in the ocean. Why not?

Grand Mosque?

A mosque at the edge of the ocean... westernmost point in Africa.. and a surf school just behind me as I shoot the picture.

Photo 8

Bringing in the Fleet

Fishing is a cooperative effort.

Surf School

Full Overhead wave

I could tell ya where the break is, but then I'd have to . .you know...

Modern Meets Manual

The construction techniques may seem a bit crude, but the buildings are solid and nearly all made by hand. The bricks themselves are made in an aluminum form, tamped down, then slid out and left in the sun to dry.

Odd trees

Odd trees too

Four Leaf Clover?

The 4-leaf clover is a genetic mistake, an abnormality... and yet we think of it as lucky. Some even keep them in their Bibles. So why is this anything less than beautiful. It's another rich wonder, to me.

Getting back to its roots

Coastline from the Lighthouse

The lighthouse in Dakar gives a beautiful aerial perspective. From there, I was able to look out on both the countryside and the city, the land and ocean, and think back on all the events and scenes that had happened since this trip began... and I realized that, for all the hassles, it was still rich and good... very, very good.

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