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Mirth And Miles

SENEGAL CHRONICLES 6

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 day we moved into the Airbnb, one naughty grandma amongst
Mirth And Miles

SENEGAL CHRONICLES 5

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 sauces, there was a barbecue stand, where men in sparkling
Mirth And Miles

SENEGAL CHRONICLES 3

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 us to use free of charge, and the wheels rolled
Mirth And Miles

SENEGAL CHRONICLES 2

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 voice. They were calling us to board. We headed for
Mirth And Miles

 SENEGAL CHRONICLES 1

There are six of us, all Baby Boomers, on this ‘no husbands, no children, no grandchildren’ end-of-year vacation to Senegal. We had considered Kenya/Zanzibar, Morocco, South Africa and Rwanda. In the end, the cost of plane tickets settled the matter