Sunday, 8 March 2009

Bab's Dock

Yesterday we drove 20 kilometres or so away from the ship to Bab's Dock (about 10 kilometres along the beach road just before the Swiss Hotel, 6°21’7.89”N, 2°15’59.93”E ), run by Dominique & Dominic from Belgium (very friendly and hospitable, and speak excellent English). It is the coolest place in Benin!

To get there you take a motor boat through mangrove swamps (2500 cfa per adult; kids free), and across the brackish lagoon.

Here's the dock - beautifully made by Dominic.

And he made the canoes too, which are free for use.

Noah & Anna enjoyed the canoeing, and we all enjoyed swimming in the shallow lagoon.

Lovely decking! Great for sunbathing. Plenty of shade too if you need it.

Great food. Burgers & chips were 3500cfa for a good sized portion. The kids drank juice made from some local flower (looks like red wine in the photo).
What a great day out. Thanks again to Rob Baker for recommending the place. We'll be back again before too long, for sure! Olly
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4 comments:

  1. cheryl9 March 2009 at 02:52

    Beautiful. One of the perks of serving. Wishing your family more blessings.

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  2. Rob B21 April 2009 at 02:13

    Sooo glad you're enjoying this place. How I long to be back at Bab's Dock, just for a day...

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  3. Unknown7 April 2015 at 20:04

    I have been trying helplessly to locate babs dock... pls any with easy info as to how I can locate this place or with proper directions pls mail it to me @ orumwenseosahon15@gmail.com thank you

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  4. Unknown7 April 2015 at 20:04

    I have been trying helplessly to locate babs dock... pls any with easy info as to how I can locate this place or with proper directions pls mail it to me @ orumwenseosahon15@gmail.com thank you

    ReplyDelete