Category Archives: Senegal
Day 10 – 12: Lompoul Dunes, Gandiol and Saint-Louis (Senegal)
Lompoul Dunes
On Saturday morning we set out for a weekend long adventure planned by our friends Philippe and Charlotte. On the itinerary were Lompoul’s Sand Dunes, a pit stop on the water near Gandiol and the northernmost city of St Louis – which all sounded fascinating. We left fairly early due to traffic and made it to Lompoul about 4 hours later. Getting out of Dakar and its immediate suburbs was an adventure in it of itself. Once again the road was buzzing with commerce, all types of vehicles (overloaded buses, cars, motorbikes and street vendors). Bumper to bumper traffic for the first hour is putting it lightly. Continue reading Day 10 – 12: Lompoul Dunes, Gandiol and Saint-Louis (Senegal)
Day 9: Dakar & Île de Gorée (Senegal)
So we made it to Dakar (Senegal), on Day 8 via Madrid. Our friends Philippe and Charlotte picked us up at the airport and brought us back to their spacious apartment for our first yummy dinner.
This morning we finally got our first glimpse of Dakar as we made our way to the port for a day trip to Ile de Gorée. Continue reading Day 9: Dakar & Île de Gorée (Senegal)