Dakar has the style and feel of a Saharan City. It has 1.9 million residents.
It is also the most westerly point in Africa.
"The saints" in Dakar consist of a family whose father is assigned to the U.S. Embassy, the Petersons, six native Africans, none of whom is native Senegalese, and one Chinese expatriate. They form a Group and meet in the family's home.
The Senegalese pride themselves on being physically fit.
They are regularly seen running on the street or the beach and wrestling.
In front of the high rise hotels these Senegalese are using their beach.
Not all beach front residences are high rises.
Senegal was a French colony and French cuisine lingers, gratefully.
These are the best pastries we have had in Africa.
The restaurant where we had dinner is reminiscent of Mediterranean Italy.
Dakar's most prominent landmark is this statue of a father, mother, and child escaping slavery, a gift to the Senegalese from the people of North Korea.
Senegal has a stable government. We felt safe the whole time we were there.
In the bay of Dakar is Goree Island which was used hundreds of years ago to hold slaves before they were shipped from Africa.
The architecture gives you get the feeling that Goree could have been used as the model for Adventureland.
You could spend the whole day taking pictures on Goree.
Artisans on Goree are famous for their sand paintings.
There are also merchants anxious to sell you their wares. These three women followed Sister Wilde for half of our excursion to Goree.
There are artisans on the mainland as well. The craftsmen in this shop paint on the back of glass.
We loved Dakar and hope to see the Church formally recognized there soon.
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