Continue Swimming the Journey with a Folding Bicycle

Final Entry to "Continue Swimming the Adventure with a Folding Bicycle" From 2/6/19 to 6/11/19 The Final Tally of My 2019 Adventure from Marrakesh, Morocco to Dakar Senegal: 2200 miles from Marrakesh, Morocco to Dakar Senegal via trains, buses and shared taxis. I managed 80 swims (kilometers), 12 in swimming pools and 68 in open ocean. One shark and wild currents, but the rest was great. I bicycled a total of 600 miles throughout the various cities and towns along the way. This gave me a birds-eye view of these amazing off-the-beaten-path destinations. But I'm glad to be back in the Great Northwest of the United States with my sons, Todd, Ryan and Gabe. I am enjoying my very elderly pickup truck and my LA Fitness swimming pools! Catching up with friends and family as well. 

Flying Home from Senegal to Seattle via Paris, France OMG  OMG I thought I saw a Starbuck's ! I did! I did! I did see a Starbuck's! Flying over Greenland, which is supposed to be covered in snow, but it's not. Greenland. Greenland.

Saly Senegal And here I am in Saly, Senegal! Another fantastic destiny here in Senegal. I spent one week here before my flight home on June 11. This was the first beach on this adventure where I did not need my wetsuit. The water temp was spectacular. My host, Daniele is from France. She has a wonderful home that she lists on Airbnb. It is beautiful and her neighborhood is very tranquil and 3 blocks from the beach where I swam everyday.  This is a cultural performance Daniele took me to. Very cool. Daniele and some of her friends and myself ordering dinner. I prepared pizza bread for Daniele.

Bocar, My Second Airbnb Host in Dakar Bocar is a delightful fellow who lives in the Mamelles neighborhood in Dakar with his girlfriend who is actually from Seattle. I did not get to meet her as she was visiting Seattle at this time. But Bocar was certainly entertaining and joyful. We had a lot of good laughs and conversation.  Below is a market Bocar took me to so I could shop for Senegalise Wax fabric. As you can see there are a myriad choices of these fabulous prints. Me and Bocar Bocar's home.