Goree Island

Here We Are!

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October 17th 2005
Monday October 17, 2005 Here we are in Senegal, finally settled and feeling comfortable…well as comfortable as you can get in 100 degree weather. We’ve had a very eventful ten days, we’ve been so busy getting here and becoming acquainted with the city we haven’t had much time to keep a travel log. So, we’ll start from the beginning. This is going to be a long entry, they certainly won†... read more

Africa » Senegal » Cape Verde Peninsula » Dakar

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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