St.Louis in Senegal

Two weeks ago I headed off on a 2-day research trip to St. Louis, a former capital city of Senegal during its colonial era. Once again I had several fishermen help me plant the prawn traps in the Senegal River.

                           Off we go in this little piroque~

                     As usual we caught more unwelcomed critters other than prawns!


St. Louis was the one place in Senegal which I thought the climate was more pleasant than the rest of the country. The air was cooler, and more importantly, dust-free! I could deal with the crazy traffic and trash-ridden sidewalks, but spare me the hamattan dusts.

                            The streets are clean and orderly, and there are concrete sidewalks!