October 12, 2019
Today marks 15 months as a global nomad! I rode a Senegal Dem Dikk bus 4 hours 53 minutes from Saint-Louis to back to the capital of Dakar. The trip went smoothly, although we made a few too many stops, seemingly letting passengers off at any place they desired rather than just servicing official bus depots.
Picked up my bags from the hotel at 2:22 and had a taxi ride of about 2½ miles (F1,000; $1.72) to the bus depot to begin my journey back to Dakar. Arrived at the depot at 2:34. Wow, what a “bus station” for a city of 178,000! It’s just a sandy lot with two buses parked, an abandoned tractor, goats, and lots of garbage.