Dakar, Senegal: Trip to the
slave island of La Gorée
Dakar skyline ...
Another boat with a heavy load
View towards the island
of La Gorée
Monument in honor of the Slaves donated by Guadeloupe
More views of la Gorée ...
Remains of the old French fort
Dinner, for a change differently
Near Dakar: our long journey through Senegal begins
Lac Rose, resort ...
Short stop
Arrival in Thiès, second
biggest town of Senegal
Water melons - we
really enjoyed them
Hotel Rex in Thiès - our quarter
Railway station at Thiès
Rundown track installations -
will they be improved?
After a one hour wait in
vain: a rumble ....
... I am hurrying back to the station. Too late, sadly
A fine Lebanese pizzeria!
Water melons again
En route south to Joal ...
... Some pictures of our
second cycling day ...
What a better spot in this heat?
Arrival at Joal at the Hotel Finio
Finally we are meet real tourists ...
... and enjoy their comfortable infrastructure
Our bungalow
Excursion to the island of Fadiout
Almost everything is
made out of shells
Touring the island
The church
View towards the cemetery island
We had mostly good tar roads
Meeting traditional traffic
The country is relatively
green, many lakes
Today we are on dirt!
But it is comfortable
Karen during a short stop
How water melons grow
Kind gift by the farmer:
water melons. Wonderful.
A Zebu cow
A new tar road - beautiful
Water birds at the roadside
Center: Ron
Abdullahi is our Senegalese guide
Kipp, our youngest participant
River Saloum
Salt desert
The ferry to Foundiougne
The last passengers leave the boat
A traditional senegalese village
Now the river crossing by ferry
Our hotel at Foundiougne ...
.. featuring picturesque bungalows
Excursion into the swamps of mangroves
The mussels are sticking
to the mangroves roots
Pelicans fleeing
Fishermen's village
View onto the Saloum river delta
Patching at the river Saloum
Ron stopping at the river bank
Domestic animals everywhere ...
What should I say?
Once again a Baobab tree
On some roads holes
require careful driving
Abdullahi, near the
bridge to Kaolak
Kaolak: Moroccan-style
Grande Mosquée ...
... the pride of the Tidjaniya Brotherhood
From left: Ibike-head David Mozer, Karen and Kipp
Market scene at Mbar
near Kolombane
Community building at Kolombane - our mosquito nets
Good Moslems write their
shop names in arabic too
The supply is considerably big
The holy town of Touba
Mosque in honor of Amadou Bamba, greatest Marabout
The descendants of Bamba are big Senegalese landlords
From left: Guide, Hansruedi, David, Karen, Kipp and Wendy
Riding towards St. Louis,
town at the Atlantic coast
This tree's shade invites
to rest
Wendy, Kipp, Karen,
children and Ron
The village Bargua our
next sleeping location
A traditional village as
there are many in Senegal
We bought 2 chickens
and got a good dinner
Bargua at full moon,
to the right is the fire place
Sunrise the following morning
Louga; here we met a
lonely Swiss cyclist
Still heading to St. Louis
Peasant with 2 dromedaries
Again a mighty baobab tree ...
... carrying weaver birds nests
Picturesque countryside
A bridge of now abandoned railroad Dakar - St. Louis
View towards the City of St. Louis
Famous bridge to St. Louis
St. Louis, the onetime capital
of French West Africa
Beautiful colors!
Last glance at St. Louis
before departure
Back in Dakar: Covered
Market Kermel
Hotel de Ville: The Mayor's office
A meeting of affluent people
Market in front of the
Dakar train station
Dakar train station, front view
Dakar station, view inside
Train platform, inviting
to a journey
Dakar station hosting sheep
Hansruedi says good-bye to Abdullahi in hotel garden
David Mozer and Abdullahi
Museum of African Art
Cathedral
Busy people at the Dakar airport
