About the difference between the former British territory and the former French territory, about the wonder that a small country Gambia surrounded by Senegal was a gentleman country

Hello, Bike around the worldTakuya SAITO @ Chalidermanis. Dakar, the capital of Senegal, left with three people. I am aiming for Gambia while being touched by village wells, helping puncture repair, or taking care of the young Overseas Cooperation Volunteers.

Gambia who was the former British territory was different from Senegal which was former French territory. There are indian people doing business there. Once again enter Senegal, I will run a region with a lot of greens called Casamance. I was invited by the rhythm of Djembe. I tried collecting Gambia and Casamance from Dakar, the capital of such Senegal. By the way, have you ever eaten boiled mango?

Gambia surrounded by Senegal is here.

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The departure from Dakar was made with three Japanese chariders. Although it is said to be a trioran for only one day on account of the route. Still, I was always glad that I always wanted to run together.

Before leaving Dakar, with the Swissian Sasha who was indebted.


Every morning near Sasha 's house, the sandwich stalls and coffee carriage I had dropped in.


It took a picture of Mr. S running. Thanks.


A rear appearance running in the dart.


I decided to take a picture under the big Baobab tree. S who sets the camera.


Three chariders under the baobab tree.


It is an important person because I chased the same dream. I strongly urge you to stay connected with friends from Chari travel even if the trip ends.


The accumulated distance reached 70,000 km here. I ran south from Sweden that exceeded 60,000 km. Where will the next 80 thousand kilometers that will make two laps of the earth become?


On that day I left Dakar, I stayed at a hotel in a small village. The main square of a small village.


Main street of a small village.


Through a path leading to the sea ... ...


I went out to the leisurely ocean.


When returning from the sea, children aged 3 and 4 were playing in vacant lots using marbles, so I was watching for a while. Although two people are repelling marbles, I do not understand the rule at all. But their face is serious. Children in Senegal were often playing with marbles like this. If you do, children aged 1 and 2 will come and will play around. I was surprised when I suddenly hugged that one boy from behind. The closing boy is laughing. It became a very happy feeling to the innocent without its cloudiness.

I ate the meat and egg and the fried potato.


It cooks like this.


There was Africa Cola in Senegal.


On the next day three people will run together to the branch point.

I found a monkey. Is it wild or breeding? I seem to be sitting on a sign and making a toll.


Anyway it is a strange monkey with coat.


I was chasing after Mr. R running on the earth of Baobab.


I parted from two at the gas station. Rabat of Morocco, Marrakech, this time Dakar of Senegal, and where can we see the next? The rough direction is together, so we will meet again somewhere.


I did not plan to do such a thing, but I could not find a place to stay and camped in Senegal. It's hot, so you can not put on fly sheets.


Cross the river by ship where there are no bridges.



Go to the other side.


Fancy building in the shape of a ship.


Unpaved roads have emerged.


A cow overshadowing the heat.


I stopped by a small village well. So many children were staring at it.


Since I camped on the previous day, my body is sticky and there is no help. In addition to that, my head is fluffy as it is hot during the day. So, I decided to stop by a well with my own washbowl with my own desire to be clear. I just wash clothes and wipe my body, but children gather and gaze at me. I will be embarrassed. I had them take pictures of them.

If you show me the digital camera "I got this way", the children will flock to a small screen. Then I asked for a handshake "Thank you." Among them, some young young people who were watching it said something. Then, the children who were just hanging out are sitting together at once. "Because you are an older customer, please sit down and greet properly", it may have been such a word. I was moved by such a series of actions. It was somewhat embarrassing when I got there so, "No, no, I just took a picture of himself," I sat down.

The clothes you washed are lightly squeezed, and you get wet as it is wet. Running with such wet clothes, it gets cooler with heat of vaporization. However, there was not only coolness at this time refreshment, but also the radiance of the heart that a good experience was able to be done. I was pleasant pedaling.

I was happy and helped with puncture repair.


When I called them to stop at the front
"Hey, are you OK?"
"Oui (Yes)"
"Really?"
"Non (No)"
And because that exchange was funny, I stopped and helped with puncture repair. I am indebted to you in the well, so it may be nice to bake yourself like this.

While running in the city called Sakon, people like Oriental people were walking along the street. As we both caught on with each other, stopped and confirmed it was how Japan was. It seems that I am staying at a Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer. I went straight to his French lesson. The picture is his teacher and that child.


I stayed as it was for one night, thank you for taking care of me. He walked about 1 km from the inn to the teacher 's house, I spent an unscheduled time with a well and puncture repair. But it is strange that there are no choices but to think about the probability that chance happens to overlap and meet the Japanese in African countryside.

I took a picture together the next day 's departure. My kids have been watching, so they are getting in with me.


When drinking juice in a shop, children are running away looking at this place. "I am young, it is a mysterious old man," but I let him take a picture. You are taking posing positively, are not you?


And I will enter Gambia in a new country. Gambia is a small country surrounded by Senegal on the three sides, and its land is only along the Gambia River extending east to west. Senegal is the former French territory and Gambia is the former British territory. It became an unnatural border line that there is another country in the country by the African division.

When I enter Gambia, I will speak to boys of elementary school age.
"Where are you coming?"
"Your bike is so nice."
I feel calm and uncomfortable speaking English. Until then it was French.

Elementary school students are consolidating themselves in neat uniforms. In this gambia, only students in neat uniforms were students. When I recall the Senegalese school uniform, that is not the case. The neat uniform of Gambia may be the British influence which is said to be a gentleman country. The grooming of adult men also looked like a gentleman than Senegal.

The sea which the mouth of the river of Gambia river spreads.


I will take this ship and cross the other side.


Boat on the other side.


We stayed here in Gambia for 3 nights. Running from the north to the south, it is a country that takes less than a day, so I stayed only in Gambia here. I was in the vicinity of a sightseeing spot called Bakau, not the capital city Banjul.


It is room of about 1000 yen, but there was shower in room, and it was able to do slowly. In Gambia, we will obtain a Guinea-Bissau visa for the following countries. I got cheaper than Dakar, according to the information of the forerunner's Internet.


There was a calm sea spreading near the Guinea-Bissau embassy.


Then I will walk through a resort called Bakau.


When I was walking through such a resort area, the employee of the hotel was said to be "Chin Chung." (If you work for a hotel, refrain from it), so he returned the heel and packed up, and at the same time he said "You are a racist (a racist)." Then another employee will make an excuse by translating "Good Morning = Good Evening = Chin Chung", "Wait a minute, in Gambia, Chin Chung is a greeting to Chinese people". There was no evolution.

A calm path.


Nescafe sign in town.


Because the official language of Gambia is English, it is fun to understand what the signboard is written for.


The statue of the LG electronic store is intense.


Indians ran a huge supermarket. I also saw a couple of other Indian supermarkets in this neighborhood. Both India and Gambia have official languages ​​in English. So, I often saw Indians in Gambia.


Grapefruit gets in this form. When walking down the road, a rear car stall filled with oranges and grapefruits comes out and makes this shape.


When it is hot, drop in a bottle and juice juice. The shop in Gambia was beautiful and I was surprised. The shelves are neatly organized, and the cleaning is also thorough. However, Senegal does not go so. The shelves and the refrigerator can not be arranged well, and the goods are scattered. Still, it was a shop in Senegal that was dusky and dusty. I also felt that I saw the difference in national character here.


We also eat buckwheat in Gambia.


There was a crocodile picture behind the 1 Dalashi coin of Gambia. This Gambian currency Dalashi, locals say "dollar". "Five dollar, tenderer" seems to be using an American dollar.


Gambia and Senegal, the old British territory and the old French territory, I certainly felt the difference. It is Muslim country to each other, but it is only Gambia that saw a veil hiding up to the face of a woman. Clothes and shops are so, and I felt Gambia was more properly oriented than Senegal.

And I will re - enter Senegal. This southern part of Senegal is called the Casamance region, the northern part of Senegal has a different climate and is covered with lots of greenery.


I stayed in a country town because there was an inn.


The key ring of the room is exactly like Africa.


Gazer beer. The cold beer after the day's run is the best.


I will take a walk through this rural city.

Recently I often see big trees covering the sky.


The fluff carrying the seed was dancing in the sky.


I was talking to them by being stopped by them in a small market in a small town.


You can hear the sound of the djambe (drum) when walking down the street. As I was attracted by that sound, I left the motorway and entered the morning avenue. A woman walking behind it will show us "If you care, come over here."

I arrived at a square like a schoolyard of a school. Four men hit the djambe and there were ten or so women dancing to the rhythm. No matter how long you will not stop the rhythm of Djembe. They are stacking three rhythms by four people with three drums. The women's dance according to it is also supple, beautiful and can be seen. There is nothing to get bored with watching from the quiet operation which stops and uses only the two arms to the violent action standing big by rotating the whole body. I tried to fall in love for a while. When I was doing it, I was called by men of Djembe, "How come you can come here?" It was saved by being called. Because I was able to communicate "Thank you" properly to what I was watching. Sitting in that way, the special seat next to the djembe, the sound of the djembe beaten nearby will echo the heart strongly. I saw an incredibly nice one.

Recently, if you extend your hand, you will often see a mango that is reachable. But it is still blue and can not be eaten. I thought that I could not eat it.


No way, I found a boiled mango. It was like a pudding sweet potato. It is slightly subtle.


After going through Senegal, we will enter Guinea-Bissau, Guinea (Guinea Conakry) and two Guineas. When I was traveling in the Sahara desert like a lie, the green earth increased. And from here we will enter the region of the rainforest. So I crossed the incredible border.

(Sentence / picture:Takuya SAITO @ Chaliderman
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