Part X: The Return to Dakar

 after a lovely visit to Lompoul and Saint-Louis, we drove the coast back to Dakar, Senegal

passing countless soccer games

 after passing fishermen near Kayar, Senegal

 and fisherman near Mboro, Senegal

 children on the beach near Yoff welcomed us back into Dakar

and abandoned vehicles marked our entrance into the city

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Part IX: A Flamingo, the Ocean, & Endless Beach

we then drove along the beach, finding only this woman for miles and miles

 

and a solitary flamingo walking along the Atlantic Ocean

after the lovely weekend in Saint-Louis, the solitude of Senegal's Grande Côte was perfect

 

and it was easy to forget the chaos of Dakar

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Part V: A Drive Along the Grande Côte

 after visiting the Gandiol light house, we drove north along the beach

 following Senegal's gorgeous Grande Côte

passing through the fishing village of Mboro, Senegal

 Mboro

outside of the fishing villages of Kayar and Mboro, there wasn't a soul in sight

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A Mosque and a Hovering Monument

The beach at the Mosque by the Sea [La Mosquée de la Divinité]

Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal

 A sheep (mouton!) at the mosque

 Mosque by the Sea and the African Renaissance Monument

 a home along the Corniche, Dakar, Senegal

another view of the mosque's beach

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A Lac Rose Excursion

 Dusk falling on a pirogue on Lack Rose -- Senegal

 Mauritanian style tent -- the abode for the night -- Lac Rose, Senegal

 Dusk falling -- Lac Rose

the first hints of what turned into a spectacular sunset on Lac Rose

 

the Atlantic Ocean -- Lac Rose

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Sunset in The Gambia

sunset over the Atlantic, Banjul, The Gambia

 sunset over Coco Ocean - The Gambia

 the Atlantic Ocean

 The Gambia

the sunset at Coco Ocean

the sun setting..



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A Coco Ocean Splurge

The Coco Ocean roof - The Gambia

a table at Coco Ocean

The Coco Ocean beach

loved these windows...

A serene spot on the way to the pools

The Coco Ocean

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Dakar/Ngor Randoms

three little girls on Ngor Island -- Senegal

volcanic rock and Dakar as seen from Ngor Island -- Senegal

Future World Cup athletes?
Futball on Ngor Beach with Ngor Island in the background -- Senegal

trash by the Mosque by the Sea -- Dakar, Senegal

Malian baskets

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Western Most Tip of Africa

volcanic rocks, the lighthouse, and ship wreck at the western tip of Africa
Dakar, Senegal

the western tip of Africa at sunset from the lighthouse -- Dakar, Senegal

the western most point on the Africa continent -- Point Les Alamedies
look closely: you can see the ship wreck and lighthouse
Dakar, Senegal

beach on the Point Les Alamedies -- Dakar, Senegal

sunset over the Atlantic Ocean -- the lighthouse, Dakar, Senegal

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