Description
Fadiouth is a small island off the coast of Senegal, near the town of Joal. The island is unique because its seabed consists largely of shells. For centuries, the inhabitants gathered shellfish from the lagoons and mangroves here. The shells of the shellfish they ate were discarded, resulting in a thick layer of shells forming over time. The shells are still clearly visible in the streets and walls of the village. You can reach the island via a wooden footbridge, and cars are not permitted there. The cemetery is situated on a second, smaller shell island. Here, Christians and Muslims are buried side by side.
We visited Senegal on our overland trip by car (a Toyota LandCruiser 4WD campervan) from West-Africa; see our channel https://www.youtube.com/user/JanvanBekkum for hundreds of clips. More clips of Senegal can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMYlw_C7EP8KqyTKPnPCZ38MjsZxf_bkB.
Music and/or sound effects:
- 'Danse Macabre - Low Strings Finale' by Kevin MacLeod. Link: www.incompetech.com. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/;
- 'Acoustic Guitar Sunrise Travel' performed by Alex Morgan , distributed by Pixabay (https://pixabay.com);
- 'Symphony of the Streets. Hip-Hop Background Music for video 60 second' created by Maksim Dudchyk and uploadexd from Pixbay (https://pixabay.com/nl/music/orkestraal-symphony-of-the-streets-hip-hop-background-music-for-video-60-second-476679/).;
- 'Calm inspiring technology logo short version' created by Alex Zavesa, distributed by Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-calm-inspiring-technology-logo-short-version-518993/).