Ȋle de Gorée Port

Took a 20min boat ride to the famous Goree Island, a famous slave post 300 years ago. It is a small island 900 mtrs by 300 mtrs with no cars or motorized vehicles. It is designated a UNESCO world heritage as such the buildings are maintained in their original state without modification.

Part of the movie Guns of Navarone was filmed on the Island using the famous cannons with a 14km kill range.

Visited the slave house, where slaves were kept before being shipped to the Americas, was told that slaves were valued based on where they came from due to their physical strength with Yorubas highly priced.

On our return to Dakar we discovered that the vehicle tyre had been clamped by the police for wrong parking. Took almost 2hrs before we got it unlocked and the driver paid a fine for it.Read more