Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
I’m ashore at the CVD Yacht club in Dakar Senegal on the West Coast of Africa.
We came ashore on the first skiff run of the day. The plan, such as it is, will be to do internet for a couple
of hours then send the laptops back to the ship so we can explore the city unencumbered by backpacks.
The “yacht club” is a nicely setup small compound right on the beach with lots of exotic birds singing and
WiFi. which hopefully I can get to work.
The first watch went ashore yesterday after we cleared in. They had some “interesting” things to say
about the town. Pickpockets and scam artists being the biggest issues. So we’ll see.
Later…
Just got back from a day in the frenetic metropolis of Dakar.
It is definitely a “much of a muchness” kind of place. The people are friendly but fairly aggressive. The
city itself is in a state of permanent disrepair. It is difficult to tell whether any given bit is being destroyed,
built or just being allowed to rot and fall down on it’s own. Any place of interest or beauty has high fences
and well armed guards. We had a guide and a taxi hired for the day which really helped.
We went to a market and went past a couple of fancy buildings like banks and government buildings. Then our guide took us to a very expensive hotel, the Meridian President, which seemed to be built in honour of
the Saudi King. The contrast was actually hard to look at. They wouldn’t allow the rattletrap of a cab we
had to even park in their parking lot.
I’m hoping to get some pictures uploaded before we leave here but not sure when that will be. The
Internet access at the yacht club was spotty and I was not able to get connected properly on my laptop.
More when I get back online on Tuesday.
Thanks for reading.
KJ
Here are pictures of my first day ashore in Senegal.
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