Some of the Ba Family

South of Senegal

---

July 27th 2006
I spent the last week becoming somewhat more accustomed to the lifestyle here …I am now in the south of senegal, arrived this morning in a fancy boat. I had a pillow last night, and the first warm water since i arrived, and it actually came out of a showerhead with decent water pressure. There was also an american toilet on the boat. Everything at the house i was staying at before i got on th ... read more

Africa » Senegal » Cape Verde Peninsula » Dakar

---

Independent from France in 1960, Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. However, the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. Despite peace... ... read more