Today was relaxing, which was welcome from all the wonderful but exhausting activities in our schedule over the past few days. Fanta told us we were going to go camping by the Casamance River, and I will admit to being somewhat wary of this, not knowing exactly what to expect. But, everything Fanta has planned has been just fantastic, so I left curious to see what we were doing. It turned out to be my type of camping: scenic views with an outstanding meal in a restaurant! The Casamance River turns out to be quite large, which I was not expecting, as we are at the end of the dry season, and the Kolda river here in town is pretty much dried up. We also rented a pirogue (dug out canoe- this one with a motor attached) for a boat ride on the river, where we met up with fishermen, wild boar, pelicans, and other birds. We also saw a lot of mangrove, which was intentionally planted to help prevent erosion near the river. The biodiversity in this region is just astounding- palm trees side by side with baobab, cashews, mangoes, and a score of other trees that I have no idea what they are.
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Kirstin Bullington
I teach science, engineering, and computer science at W.J. Keenan High School in Columbia, SC Archives
March 2016
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