This weekend I took a quick two day trip to Popenguine to go fishing with some of my fellow volunteers from Kolda, Thies and Dakar regions. The eight of us rented out a pirogue and spent 5 hours Saturday morning zipping up and down the coast catching fish and then rented a beach house for $10 a person and spent the afternoon attempting to clean our catch. We ended up with about 20 medium sized fish and by the time they were all cleaned (we eventually enlisted the help of some professionals) we had been drinking and snacking all day and weren't really hungry, so we saved them for the morning and made a delicious chowder for breakfast.
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| Rolling the big heavy wooden pirogue out to sea with the help of two logs and the "old french man and the sea" |
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| Our fearless captain |
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| One of the many fish Cara caught |
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| About the least complicated way to catch fish there is... bait two hooks, tie them to the same line and dangle it over the side of the boat. When you feel a nibble, yank! |
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| Our boat had several rather large leaks and had to be continuously bailed. Even with the bucket brigade at work the fish we caught spent most of the trip swimming around our feet |
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| Catch of the Day |
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| Cleaning fish with butter knives requires a lot of concentration |
Hi Jennie!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had some fun here. We got your thank you note for the goodies we sent. I am sooooo glad the package got to you. My faith has been restored in the Senagalese mail system.
This summer we plan to spend a week in India--do you know any PCV's near New Delhi, Jaipur or Agra?
Our visit to you remains the high point of our travels!!
Take good care of yourself!
Karyn