April Visit to Rufisque

A group of 14 women started an early Tuesday morning on the road to Rufisque. We arrived fairly early on the outskirts of Rufisque where we visited the atelier of Babacar Niang, Nulangee Design. Very interesting visit, to see with what small equipment he can make beautiful things. Now we know how he makes these baobab trees that sell so well in our Art Show!

The visit continued by car, to explore the place where the ghost of the Lebou of Rufisque lives. The french built a house there with swimming pool, now it is owned by Socosim (the cemetery) and completely deserted... a very strange place. People still make offerings there for all kinds of situations.

Then we continued to the old colonial part of town, rue Gambetta, full of horse carriages and colonial houses with small balconies (you have to look up to see it all). The catholic church from 1884, the beautiful train station as a reminder of the commercial past of Rufisque, center of the peanut trade. The remains of the wharfs in the sea (rows of sticks) that is approaching the town.

We finished the visit in the beautiful gardens of Jacaranda, on the way to Village des Tortues Lac Rose. After the dust and filth of Rufisque this was a sanctuary of green, flowers and peace!