Senegal II - South of Dakar

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January 4th 2018

Published: March 9th 2018

Tree hugging, oyster "eating" and more You are now reading the second part of our trip in Senegal. The previous blog entry included what we saw in Dakar and north thereof. In this we will tell you about the places we visited south of Dakar. Joal-Fadiouth Joal-Fadiouth is a very special place and we are happy that we went there. It is not a place where you are likely to hang around for more ... Read Full Entry

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Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Ake Och Emma

We are Emma Holmbro and Ake Dahllof. We live in Stockholm, Sweden. We have travelled more or less regularly since the mid 1990-ies and it seems like the more we travel the more difficult it is to decide where to go next. Not because we are running out of places to visit but because we find more places we want to go to faster than we manage to travel to them. Some of the things from our travel bucket list we have ticked off since we started this blog in 2006 are Angel Falls in Ven... full info

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Seashell

We found some seashells on the beach when we walked from M'bour to Saly

Seashells

We found some seashells on the beach when we walked from M'bour to Saly

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When we walked towards the fish market in M'bour we met a large group of young people. They seemed to be cheering something. We are guessing that the local football team had won a match but it could also be something totally different.

Fishing boats

Fishing boats in M'bour

Fishing boats

Fishing boats in M'bour

M'bour fish market

M'bour is a rather typical Senegalese fishing town. The main attraction here is the large and very busy fish market.

Fish

Fish displayed on the M'bour fish market

Fish with teeth

We like fish but those look nasty

The beach Saly

Saly is slightly north of M'bour and there the beach is the attraction. We are not really beach goers but even we thought the beach in Saly looked nice.

Business called...

Something a bit funny for those of you who made it all the way to the end. OK, we are silly here but it is hard not to giggle when you come upon a place called "Ass"...

10th March 2018

Rainyb
Lorraine Brecht

I love their clothing!

10th March 2018

Rainyb
Lorraine Brecht

Another great 'expose' !

10th March 2018

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Thanks
Thank you for the nice words. Each time we publish a blog entry I look forward to your comments. /Ake

16th March 2018

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Senegal
Thanks for taking us along on your travels through Africa. You've taken off the beaten path.

29th March 2018

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Special
It is moments like this that can remain in your memories as very special. Not every day you can pose with a Senegalese Queen! Love it.

29th March 2018

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Very Interesting
Really interesting blog...an island of discarded oyster shells...stilt grain storage huts...ancient stone circles...village life...and then there was the ever present garbage. Ethiopia is the only African country we have visited where indiscriminate scattering of garbage was not present. To us this was a result of cultural pride. Staggers you and staggers me. Sad indiscriminate garbage is an ever present image of your time in Senegal and The Gambia...sad indeed.

1st April 2018

Mumtraveller
Lynne Brown

Shell island !
Some fascinating places you visited. So sad that the Earth is being polluted and by us ! I am noticing so much rubbish at the sides of the road here is Sussex , England.

28th October 2018

Debra K Hasan
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want to visit
is there a contact person and/or number to let them know you are coming? can you just show up?

2nd November 2018

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

On visiting Joal-Fadiouth
If you want to visit Joal-Fadiouth, which we recommend if you are in the region, you just show up during "normal" hours and you will be able to go for a guided tour. We came there at around nine in the morning I think and there were plenty of people there waiting to take us around. /Ake

27th August 2022

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Fadiouth Church
A true gem...simplistic design but so much colour and atmosphere. Love the Nativity scene too.

27th August 2022

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

I had to look at that blog entry myself
I realised that I didn't remember what we wrote about in that blog entry so I had to look through it myself. Now I remember Fadiouth. It was an interesting place. I think that town has looked much the same for hundreds of years. Thank you for commenting on it so I got a reason to read it. /Ake

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