The boat trip, with the Bou el Mogdad, was more than I expected suggested: nl more trips and a lot of information about the history of the villages and their inhabitants. The taxi ride from Dakar to St. Louis was immediately Africa, while we view from a comfortable position. Then a carriage ride through St. Louis. The guide, Ansou, of the boat, is a walking encyclopedia, he was informed about everything and told the beautiful and less beautiful sides, such as the construction of the dam and its current consequences. Nice side effect for us, with almost exclusively French on board, Ansou also spoke English. (including a good imitator of Fidel Castro with Cuban accent). Because the situation in Mauretania is already a bit was tense, we did not visit villages there, but only to Senegalese side. With Dagana and Podor we had the feeling that we had ended up in a dream, when we looked at the houses with the ever-changing light of the Sun.
We visited several schools and heard about the teaching methods. The staff was sweet and very customer oriented. We have our laundry delivered and when returned it was like new, ironed so smooth the.
The journey by taxi to Le Petite Cote/Yene was also pleasant. During the week at the Bou we were able to prepare well for the 2 weeks afterwards, in which we spent time in the middle of a village together with Africans have lived and played Djembe. Even then we visited many villages, including 2 albino villages and div.
dance and drum schools for kids.