A Storm In A Pirogue 20 People In A Boat

Returning from planting 4500 mangrove trees. The water is smooth as glass - very different from 3 hours earlier.
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Senegalese Flag 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]
Blog: A Storm In A Pirogue
Date: October 14th 2006

A Storm In A Pirogue

My first truly free weekend since arriving in Senegal and I was really excited at the prospect of getting out on the water in a Pirogue, the long narrow motorised canoes which have hit the news recently as desperate people make desperate efforts to reach the Canary Islands. Our pirogue was designed to carry 20 people but felt amazingly unstable with just ten. The ... read more

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