Dakar, Senegal, -- November 10,2015

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Dakar, Senegal

One of the first signs that we definitely were in Africa was when our ship arrived. There was a freighter docked where the Mariner was suppose to dock. The remaining space was inadequate for our ship to dock. Finally after three hours after the first excursion was to have departed they moved the freighter back about 20 feet and our ship was able to slip in. All this time the buses were parked there waiting.

Greater Dakar has about 2 million people, dusty, garbage everywhere, very hot and traffic jams everywhere. One feature is that one can purchase just about anything from people along the side of the streets, ranging from drinks, to toilet paper, virtually anything.

We were about an hour late returning to the due to traffic jams. It was worse for people that took the fairy over to Goree Island where the Portuguese had established their slave fort. On the planned return to the mainland they closed the gates to the fairy. The locals were upset and a little hostile and some of the passengers were angy and banging on the gates. The locals wanted the tourists to buy more. Finally after standing in the hot sun for 11/2 hours the gates were opened. Thise on the excurion believe that money was finally exchanged to permit the return to the ship. I don't know how he does it but our guide had 3 wifes.

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Photos

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At the top of a hill they have placed this huge statue of a man, woman and child reaching out

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Our guide who has 3 wifes

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Most parks, graveyards etc were over run with weeds