I've found a new way to exhaust my son and allow him to realize that yes, he still does need to nap: the trampolines at the frites on the Corniche. This is probably the most gorgeous site where a trampoline business has ever been built: right next to a small cliff overlooking the ocean with waves crashing and all. Kids from all over Dakar come to the frites (since the trampolines are right next to these huge columns that everyone popularly refers to as the french fries) to enjoy the eight trampolines, Gusi included.
On Sunday we took him down there before our lunch downtown. It was a busy day with lots of kids waiting in line. He jumped for 15 minutes at a whopping 500CFA (about $1.20) with his father on the sideline. He didn't want to go up alone so his papa went up with him. Once Gusi got the hang of it though, and saw that the other kids were going solo, he managed quite well on his own. The problem was that the 15 minutes went by fast and there was another herd of kids waiting in the wings. Gusi sat out, unhappily, but rejoiced once their 15 minutes were up and he was back on the trampolines again. He was so red from the heat and sun. This little tomato among all these Senegalese children. Note to self: sunblock is necessary when at the trampolines.
Today we went with our French friend and her two little girls. The girls are older than Gusi and their French is obviously better, but he understood the game they were playing on the trampolines. We were the only ones there today, two moms and three kids, so the kids jumped for 30 minutes uninterrupted. The two little girls (3 and 7) would jump from one trampoline to the next (there's a pad about two feet wide that separates each trampoline but the 7 year old was able to clear it) and were calling to Gusi to do the same. He is too little to do that, but he would stop, walk across the pad and keep jumping. He loved it and would call out to the girls as he would move to the next trampoline. My friend and I just smiled as we watched the kids play.
It was a delightful afternoon by the seaside. Gusi napped really well both times so I think we'll have to make a habit out of going there.
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That sounds like a fun place.
One of our smartest investments here has been the used trampoline we bought from another family. The kids jump on it literally every day. It's a ton of fun; we play on it too.
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I am happy I can keep up with my nephew as he travels around Africa!
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