Senegal

We crossed the Senegal river by crossing one of the many dams and levees and we were into Senegal.

Just over the border we stopped inSt Loius which was the first French settlement established in 1642. It has a kong history but there is little to see that has survived. But the main road into st Louis e=was very busy.

St Louis itself was built on an island in the river and is protected from the ocean by a long peninsular that runs southwards parallel to the river.

The bridge that connects St Louis to the mainland.

The only old building still standing just over the bridge to the island, the Town Hall.

Our cap site was a lovely place further down the coast overlooking the river and a sandy beach.

The main communal building on the campsite with its bar, cafe and lookout tower.

There were upgrades available, usually stone built cabins but one was a converted lorry cab.

One of the many fauna that also lived on the campsite.

The foot bridge that connected the island to the mainland. 

Then it back to St Louis and I walked over to the island and saw the harbour on the far side.

And the fish market.

A late nineteenth century steam powered crane on the old dock side.

A modern art installation on a crowded boat.

A famous and iconic vehicle.

And then it was a number of first on the trip such as the first sightings of round huts with thatched conical roofs.

The first railway seen since Morocco and the first in Senegal

And the first baobab tree with its thick trunk and in comparison some spindle like branches