After a night at Pointe-Sarène we headed further south to the island at Joal-Fadiout. The historic house-museum of Leopold Sedar Senghor, the first president of Senegal, was on the way. A poet, politician, and cultural theorist, Senghor is often referred to as one of the most important intellectuals in the last century.

Museums are nice, but we were happy to reach the islands again. In stark contrast to the muslim country of Senegal, Joal- Fadiout has an island dominated by a Catholic population. A long footbridge connects you to another place of contrasts with the famous church, Église Saint François Xavier, and the Sacré Cœur towering over the entrance. Once across the bridge we saw the presence of pigs openly for the first time. The same bridge brings two contrasting worlds of religion together in a coming and going display of Senegal's ability to live in peaceful tolerance. Across a second bridge to the cemetery island we could see the ancient style grain huts where grain is stored apart from land to ensure livelihood in the event of devastating fires. After a refreshing time in the water, everyone met under some shade to have a lunch and get refueled for the next road trip further south. While eating we realized we had chosen a spot directly under the company of sleeping bats.