A Dakarois Smorgasbord

When I think of Senegal outside of Dakar, this is the image in my mind.

Car rapides in Les Almadies, Dakar, Senegal

A car rapide in traffick in Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal

The Grand Mosque of Dakar

Mosque by the Sea's beach where fishermen launch each morning

Les Almadies

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They Call it Stormy Monday

An ominous storm approaching the Les Almadies neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, during the rainy season

[That's the Monument to the African Renaissance in the background]

The same storm's approach creates a stunning sky line near the Mosque by the Sea

Sorry, one photo of the awesome cloud just wasn't enough!

Then the heavens open up, flooding Dakar. If you're lucky, your car dies in an area like this that isn't thigh deep in water
so when you pop it in neutral to force it to start, you don't end up swimming instead of pushing the car...

The rainy season creates massive flooding. This street is lucky and would be considered minimal flooding.

Then suddenly, as quickly as the storm comes, it leaves rapidly with an amazingly blue sky in its wake

The Grand Mosque in Dakar

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Finally, all this heat has paid off!

The spike in temperature with the rainy season has resulted in the most fantastic sunsets this past week in Dakar, Senegal

The sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean - The Corniche in Dakar

The sun setting over Dakar's Grand Mosque

Couldn't resist another shot of the colors behind the mosque!

The last remnants of light over the Plateau area of Dakar

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