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The tale of an Englishman making a life for himself in Senegal
Khady pulled out a breast and with a deadly aim fired milk at the chameleon. "If I don't offer it milk, our son will grow up to look like a lizard," she explained. Clearly I had a lot to learn about life in Africa.
On the cusp of middle age, Simon Fenton leaves Britain in search of adventure and finds Senegal, love, fatherhood, witch doctors—and a piece of land that could make a perfect guest house, if only he knew how to build one. The Casamance is an undiscovered paradise here mystic Africa governs life, people walk to the beat of the djembe, when it rains it pours, and the mangoes are free. But the fact that his name translates to "vampire" and he has had a curse placed on him via the medium of eggs could mean Simon’s new life may not be so easy.
Synopsis
The tale of an Englishman making a life for himself in Senegal
Khady pulled out a breast and with a deadly aim fired milk at the chameleon. "If I don't offer it milk, our son will grow up to look like a lizard," she explained. Clearly I had a lot to learn about life in Africa.
On the cusp of middle age, Simon Fenton leaves Britain in search of adventure and finds Senegal, love, fatherhood, witch doctors--and a piece of land that could make a perfect guest house, if only he knew how to build one. The Casamance is an undiscovered paradise here mystic Africa governs life, people walk to the beat of the djembe, when it rains it pours, and the mangoes are free. But the fact that his name translates to "vampire" and he has had a curse placed on him via the medium of eggs could mean Simon's new life may not be so easy.
Synopsis
The tale of an Englishman making a life for himself in Senegal
About the Author
Simon Fenton was born and educated near Oxford. After a career lifeguarding at nudist clubs, weighing organs in a morgue and with a biology degree under his belt, he set off for Asia for several years, staying as far off the beaten track as possible. Travelling independently through bush, mountain, desert and jungle, he financed himself by teaching English and acting in Bollywood movies. Upon return to the UK, he realised that the beaten track was preferable to city life and went back to work as a pig farmer in Vietnam for four years. Eventually, the call of the not particularly wild was heard and he returned once more, living in London and Brighton whilst setting up the award winning social enterprise StreetShine. A perfect storm of events re-ignited his wanderlust and one day he thought “goodness, I forgot to cross the Sahara.” He crossed it and as recounted within these pages, liked it so much that he has relocated to Senegal with partner Khady and their son Gulliver, to indulge in his three passions: travel, writing and photography. The Little Baobab is an African farmhouse powered by solar energy, with hearty seasonal food fresh from the organic garden, music and dancing around the campfire, shady jungle hammocks and some chickens. It was a real bugger to build, but they did it. As well as running the lodge, Simon leads treks throughout the region, arranges music courses, teaches photography and much more. Please visit www.thelittlebaobab.com for further information, to view images and to sign up to receive Simons latest stories.