http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Lower-Casamance/Cap-Skirring/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Senegal , Lower Casamance , Cap Skirring en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:28:03 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:28:03 +0000 I visited another town today to see a fetish ldquoAnimistrdquo traditional spirit tree. Although the town was only 10 KM down the road the people spoke a different dialect which Simon said he couldnrsquot understand. Itrsquos a very hot and nice day on the beach. The kids in the village Irsquom staying in seem to like me I gave them saluting lessons. They get along well although the http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Lower-Casamance/Cap-Skirring/blog-410347.html So these couple days on the beach are turning out quite nicely as the beach is beautiful and deserted. Plus mango season is on This means I can have my fill of mangoes while trying not to get hit by them as they fall from the trees Babakarsquos friend Simon is very helpful and has shown me all around and introduced me to many of his friends and ldquofamilyrdquo. I canrsquot seen to av http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Lower-Casamance/Cap-Skirring/blog-409990.html I am writing this blog early Friday night and have no plans to go out tonight. Most of my weekend nights have been on the very quiet side and me not being bothered by this in the least bit. I think I needed a break from the social life of going out in Chicago. Ok it has been a probably about 12 days since my last update and time to finish writing about my time in Senegal. I left the remote i http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Lower-Casamance/Cap-Skirring/blog-347264.html and from there we hired a pirogue to a town composed of 4 or 5 families one of which called djendollar cause they were rich had a hostel. in two days I knew the whole tow it was as quiet as it gets the stars where everywhere and the river would show r sink the towns tiny beach... I mean you have should see it. really though. I will go back there one day and stay for a month cause it was http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Lower-Casamance/Cap-Skirring/blog-305592.html Yoff was a little disappointing for us the beach was filthy and we were constantly hassled to sit in people's shade compounds on the beach. We left after one day and decided to pick up our passports with our Malian visas and head straight to Ile de Goree south of Dakar.Ile de Goree is a short 20 minute ferry from Dakar and is a world away from the big city. It is a tiny island that can be walk http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Lower-Casamance/Cap-Skirring/blog-258897.html