On the way south you can stop at a Fast Food shop in Mbour to have a quick bite before the long trek to the Baobab Sacré. "Fast Food" usually means a Chawarma (a Lebanese inspired wrap with roasted meat) and it is definitely a local staple. After a lunch in Mbour we continued toward Joal and the famous sacred baobab tree. The baobab tree is the emblem of Senegal and woven into every part of senegalese culture, folklore, and perpetuation of life.

After an exhilarating ride down the long winding road to the biggest baobab in Senegal, on a full stomach and what we affectionately call "roller-bus," we arrived safely to our destination. The famous baobab is surrounded by vendors and souvenirs, but with a guide we were able to get around to the opening of the tree. The baobab has an amazing longevity of up to 2,000 years. This tree is hollow and has an opening where you can crawl into the cavity and then stand up. A cavity large enough that the entire group of 23, plus a couple extra, crawled inside with room to spare. Paul demonstrates the man-eating-baobab technique. Chase shows us just what one does inside a boabab and Andrew sits enthroned on the outside to compare its immense size. Melody, Ellen, Alana, Erin, and Emily still look great in the 100 degree heat.