Around the island of Gorée
View of Gorée from chaloupe
(photo by Abby Smith)
Pirogue in Gorée harbor
(photo by Abby Smith)
Fishing from the pier
(photo by Abby Smith)
Launching pirogue at the main beach
(photo by Abby Smith)
Side street with bougainvillea
(photo by Abby Smith)
Cliffs on western side of the island
(photo by Abby Smith)
Woman pounding millet or a drum maker?
(photo by Abby Smith)
View of Gorée from the castel
View from south end of the island
Visitor Aaron Darling and local artist ëlllë with one of his paintings
Gorée Island beach
Some of the brightly painted houses of Gorée
Capoeira martial arts students
Local artist Kambel and daughter in front of Mariama Ba House
The Maison des Esclaves
A chamber for housing slaves
Corridor in the Maison des Esclaves
Wrestling is the national sport of Senegal.
In 2005, Gorée hosted a Peul and Wolof match.
Here is the Wolof team.
Wrestling match - Peul women dancing
Wrestling match - Peul team
Wrestling match - first game
Wrestling match - second game
Wrestling match - third game
The Peul team wins the match !!
Photos by Shawn Murray, unless otherwise indicated
