Last week about 20 staff members when for the weekend to Toubab Dialao, a resort town south of Dakar. Most of staff who went are new this year. These pictures were taken in front of the house where I stayed with Sam (HS counselor) and Stephanie (6th grade LA), they are from Florida and this is their first overseas post and Marje (in orange shirt) teaches PK3 and Special ed. This is her second overseas post, she spent the last seven years in Cairo.
There were some nice beaches. I opted for the more expensive accommodations with AC, but the AC didn't work but the fan did and it was cooler along the coast and I was comfortable.
The traffic was typical rush hour, Friday night commute type traffic and the trip down took 2 1/2 hours leaving at 5:30--I'm told if we left later like 8 pm it would have taken an hour. The school provided the two buses and drivers, two families drove their own cars. The school buses are very comfortable and seat 10 in the back and 3 up front, including the driver. I was in the grown-ups bus, while the other one had families with a total of 7 little kids and seven adults. We spent Saturday at Bandia Reserve (see separate blog) and Sunday at Sobobade which offered workshops on different crafts (see separate blog)
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