Image: Jason Florio – 2009, The Gambia
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Image: Jason Florio – 2009, The Gambia
Image: Jason Florio 2009 – The Gambia
Friday 20th November 2009
Today we walked from Bakadargy Village to Basse Town. A shortish days walk as it was only around 24km’s (after yesterdays record-breaking 37km – breaking our own record that is – it was a breeze!). There is always something to be found to eat along [...]
Sunday 15th November
We arrived at the Horse and Donkey Trust today with a welcome fit for a visiting head of state! As we rounded the lane, leading up to Sambel Kunda, we could hear singing up ahead. The whole of the local primary school had come out to welcome us to the village, [...]
Thursday 12th November
We made 32km today and felt every last couple of them! But, it was an overcast day. So much easier to push ourselves a little further. We left the village we camped in, in the dark hours of the early morning, around 5.15am. It’s working out really well for us all [...]
Sunday 8th November
Tendaba Camp is perfectly situated on the banks of the River Gambia, with spectacular views across this vast body of water (at this point) to the opposite North Bank, where we hope to be in about 5 weeks on our way back to Makasutu Culture Forest, near Kembujeh Village. The camp us undergoing [...]
Saturday 7th November
Khalaji has been the favourite our of all us of the villages we have stayed in so far for all of us. And, that’s not to take anything away from any of the others but if you look at the images, then we hope you will get a good [...]
Florio is taking some amazing and beautiful images. We’ll put them up as and when we get a good connection!
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Sutu idia xx
