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Mon 26th Oct 09
Nimbara nimbara (Mandinka greetings)
As we may have mentioned, nothing happens very quickly in The Gambia and the sooner you accept that fact, the better. It can often take a whole day to achieve what one could achieve in half a day or less at home. However, there is something to be said [...]
Sat 24th Oct 09
We are aclimatising to the 90+ degree heat, watching the sun rise over Mandina Balong and learning how to take a donkeys temperature!
After an evening of catching up with great old friends, James and Lawrence, at Makasutu and a cold Julbrew (local Gambian beer) or 3 (for some!), we collapsed into bed [...]
We are having problems getting on line at the mo and can’t upload any images as yet but we will try as soon as we can. Here is latest posting from Friday 23rd October………please be patient as there will be more and pics too!
Jones & Florio xx
Up with the larks……….6am…sleepy-eyed and semi bushy-tailed!!
The usual tension [...]
2 days to go!
We’ve taken over Wendy & Rodger’s (Florio’s mum and dad) room over the garage as our Gambia Expedition HQ. It looks a little chaotic to say the least but we seem to be making some semblance of progress……..really……
We’ve had a busy couple of days, running around London and Surrey, saying goodbye to [...]
Its now 6 days before we leave for The Gambia and 15 days before we actually put one foot in front of the other – to begin our 700 mile walk around the country. It seems that the time has taken legs and is running off, way ahead of us, and we still have so much [...]
Here’s where we begin and end
Starting on 1st November at one of the Gardens For Life schools in the Makasutu Wildlife Trust (MWT) area, walking counter-clockwise, and returning about 8 weeks later back to Makasutu with good friends, and creators of MWT, Lawrence Williams and James English.
http://www.gambia.co.uk/Docs/About-Us/Company-Information/The-Eden-Project.aspx?print=true
Thanks to all the guys at the Eden Project, Jenny Adams (PR – The Gambia Experience) & Matt Smith (The Gambia Experience Blogger) for getting the press ball rolling – you are stars! Also, big big thanks to Stella Kramer (StellaZine), Andy Hetherington (Whats The Jackanory), David Jefferies (Addict Clothing, UK), Debra Lau-Whelan (School Library.com, [...]
Taken from ‘Makasutu – mecca in the forest’ by Jason Florio
To view more images from the book or to purchase a copy please visit:
http://www.blurb.com/user/jasonflorio
‘Large format black and white portraits of the people who live and work around Makasutu, a sacred forest in the West African Republic of The Gambia. The portraits were made on [...]
We are both covering our personal expenses for the expedition but we also need to help raise funds for other on-the-ground expenses which will help to pay for i.e. two local guides from Makasutu’s Mandina River Lodge (www.makasutu.com), their gear, food and for pitching the tents (each village we stay in will receive a remuneration [...]
