For Julienne's big 32nd birthday, we spent a week at the beach in The Gambia and the Casamance Region of Southern Senegal. We were a little unsure about visiting Casamance, as it has travel warnings for its past separatist movement, but all the foreign journalists we met gave it the a-okay. Granted, they are all hankering for assignments to Libya, but nonetheless, they seemed like reliable sources. The trip to Casamance turned out to be incredibly peaceful, beautiful and totally chill. Beer on the beach at sunset every night, fresh bread and jam every morning, and a few dinners with seafood caught from a fellow lodger. To keep the vacation vibe, we opted for a luxurious passenger boat with a two-bed cabin, air-conditioning, hot showers (our first in 5 weeks) and pairs of dolphins cruising alongside the boat's wake. The only downside was that we realized that Sara does indeed get motion sickness, three hours into the 16 hour trip through the Atlantic. All in all, totally a bonne anniversare!
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| Finally, some beach time! Two happy travelers! |
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| Campement accommodation in Boucotte, Casamance Region |
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| Julienne looks good at the beach. |
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| View from the Mountain above Djembering |
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| Our personal ambassador on a walk through Dj. |
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| When we were lost, these women shook our hands and sent us on. |
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| A fromager tree, not a 'fromage' tree - sadface. |
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| Better than a sept place? Headed 'home' to Dakar. |
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| 3km walk along the beach to Cap Skiring |
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| View from our campement balcony in Cap Skirring |
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| Checking all those birthday wishes on Facebook! |
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| Celebrating the new year in new digs |
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| Evening ritual, almost complete |
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| Our own Corona commercial |
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| Wave wrestlin' done for the day |
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| Sunset view from the boat |
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| Good job, Sun, good job. Photo credit: missionaries. |
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| Boarding Julienne's favorite mode of transit. |
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Happy birthday! Love your blog and hearing about your adventures. Enjoy! xox
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