The future "Esperanto", still full of fleas and worms

Esperanto has already decided that it is more comfortable in our car

In the evening the fishing teams head out to sea.

Fishing boats heading out to sea in the evening

Fishing is the life blood of these people. Everyone is involved

Crocodile on the bank of one of the lakes

"Esperanto lodge", Kafountine

January 24 in Senegal ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

Friends gave us the tip to visit this lodge.
We had the camp site to us alone wit access to the lodge.
Eric founded the lodge in the 90ties when the roads leading here were still booby trapped with land mines.
He discovered the site and fell in love with it, cutting it out of the jungle with Panga bush axes.
Today it has its own lake and lies directly on an endles deserted the beach. We decided to hang off here, do long walks and read.
And then our life changed!
We observed a dog being attacked and bitten by three others and ran to protect him. It followed us to our car and never left us again. We asked Eric whether he could adopt it. He refused. And then the idea formed to take him back to Germany.
We gave him the name of the lodge "Esperanto". He is now family member.Read more