After receiving that brutal early morning news from Air Peace, none of us could go back to sleep. We tried to get in touch with the airline but had to

Friday, 27th December 2024 was the day Fastidious Arranger arranged for us to visit Goree Island. When I called my husband (God bless the developers of whatsApp) to tell him that

During this Senegal trip, every one of us performed a different function. This was not by design; it happened organically. Each person’s temperament and competence were factors in defining her

Dakar was as clean and orderly as we’d expected. It became immediately apparent to us that the Senegalese took pleasure in hanging out together as a family. We saw family

The next day, we were up early as we wanted to do some grocery shopping before going to Dakar. Everyone was looking forward to seeing the capital city, at last.

Caveat: What you are about to read must remain strictly between us. Do not repeat it to anyone, lest our husbands get to hear about it. Here goes: The very

There was so much variety at dinner that it was difficult to decide what to eat. Apart from the regular foods like rice, potatoes, pasta, salads, vegetables and the various

I awoke the next morning still feeling tired and wanted to linger in bed. But when I remembered that breakfast was to end at 11:00, I sprang up. I must

We passed through Customs and Immigration without hearing any surreptitious whispers of ‘Your boys are here, Ma’ or ‘Happy weekend’. The trolleys stationed near the baggage carousels were there for

At the restaurant, we finished our drinks, ordered some more, and then some more. At last, we heard static coming from the public address system, followed by a barely audible