4th February

An early start with dear Graham driving us to the airport.  Hassle free flights, long but uneventful.  We met 4 volunteers at Heathrow.  Phil is coming to Janjanbureh with us and he's in IT!  There's hope for us yet.


Banjul airport was like all airports busy, bustling. long queues and waiting and eventually cases and people were piled into the van to take us to the hotel where we will spend the next 6 days.


WOW!  What a drive.  Impossible to explain but a few thoughts

• dark night, long long dusty roads
• mad drivers beebing horns traffic lights
• all traffic stops...........donkeys in the road refusing to move
• beautiful women walking elegantly with small babies tied to their backs with long sashes, pots and sacks balanced as they glide down the street
• settees and tables on the pavement to entice a passing purchaser
• shacks next to the 'American Offices'
• overwhelming assault of sounds, sights and smells

Amazing.

Have to finish as we have a party to go to at the Senegambia Hotel - very posh

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