The girls minus Gina and Hillary.
Check out the amazing wildlife in their natural habitat.
That wood was heavy and carrying it sucked!
We made it back safely to Dakar. A few bags did not make it as soon as we did, but it all worked out in the end. We had a wonderful break but was soon back in the swing of things: ISD, grading, meetings, low morale, progress reports, stress, and a constant cough now that sandy winds have returned. After two weeks of our noses to the grindstone, we decided to head out of town for some R&R.
Gina, Shelby, Crystal, Bex, Hillary, Gabbie, Buddy, and I left for Popenguine Friday evening. A nice time was spent eating good food, swimming, relaxing, walking, chilling by a camp fire, and a whole lot of laughing. This was by far one of the best groups I have traveled with. Everyone had food to contribute, cleaned up after themselves, and were chill. Everyone was loving it!
A highlight happened last night. Late in the afternoon Crystal and I negotiated for some hard wood with a beach fire in mind. We got what we needed and the woman that sold us the wood even got a candy ring out of the deal (she was like what is this?). After a wonderful dinner of grilled chicken, beans, and stiff drinks, we built a nice fire on the beach. About an hour into it, some local "beachcombers" played some music for us. The started off their set with "I Will Survive" and finished off with "The Banana Boat Song" (by request).
Day light came and me not want to go home.
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