THE ADVENTURERS

By Armando Avallone

On a beach in southern Senegal, a group of fishermen lives together in a hut by the shore. Not owning their own pirogue, they are usually hired by the day. During a long period of bad weather, they can’t find work at sea. They all left the inland looking for better-paid jobs on the coast, but now they end up stuck again, dreaming of a new and better life, this time across the sea. In the meanwhile, they have to get by doing small jobs on the shore, and above all find ways to kill time.