On the road again...na na na na na...On the road again....

Here we are... on the road again!

After a bit of confusion and waiting around for classes to start we realized that we would have about two weeks off for the national holiday for Independence and for Easter (back to back) so here we are...

Lenny's dad decided to come for a quick whirlwind trip of Senegal for one week!! Bravely he decide to rent a car and tackle the streets of Senegal for his first trip in West Africa. I guess maybe living in Montreal prepared him for eratic driving :)

We spent the week along the coast just south of Dakar in what you could call the uber-vacation! Nice beaches, sunshine...relaxing!!!! It was pretty fanastic and much posher than any travelling we have done to date. It was really interesting travelling with an older man, father-figure, and hearing all of his impressions and comments and ideas. So many things he found shocking just seemed normal to us and it helped us re-see everything with new eyes.
The car-rapides for example, which are buses that are sort of like public transport....often the guy who collects the fair hangs outside the bus with the door open!! Lenny's dad just couldnt get over it and thought it was so funny and dangerous. I cant say I ever really thought about it as much as he did. Now when I see it I smile....funny what becomes natural to your everyday life!!

So...now he is on his way to Paris on an overnight flight and we are preparing to take a boat to Casamance in Southern Senegal. We have about a week left and the plan is to head south....visit a bit of the green, nature area of Senegal and then slowly make our way back overland to Saint Louis.

Oh no...out of internet time!!

Update to come once back in Saint Louis!!! Just wanted to let everyone know I am alive and well....Happy easter!