After his little offshore adventure, Einion thankfully settled back on dry land. He spent a couple of days NE of Dakar along the coast, probably fishing at sea. He stayed very close to the 'Pink Lake' but would not have been fishing there as it has no fish. This beautiful lake gets its remarkable pink colour from some unique bacteria and high salt content. After a couple of days, Einion decided to travel south and on the 5th of October he headed 20 miles down the coast towards his next destination - and he couldn't have picked a better one. He has spent the last three days at the Somone Lagoon Reserve. This 7000 hectare estuary, mangrove mudflat is a haven for a very diverse range of wildlife and is home to more than 150 species of birds including Herons, Egrets, Flamingoes, and Pelicans, so the fishing must be good!.

The Somone sanctuary is restored wetland and is maintained by the local community and is highly protected. Let's hope there is room for a little Welsh lad in this African paradise.