Trip to Senegal

 

First we stayed in Dakar and visited Il de Goree

 

 

 

 

 

Then we went to stay in Mauritanian tents in the dessert. Believe me sand was everywhere by morning!!

 



 

 

 

Is it a sign you have been in Africa too long when you start to see it in your food?!

 

Finally we went to Acrobaobab - climbing on ropes along the top of baobab trees!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



The Gambia Part II

My new house

Front door

Dining table

Lounge

Second Christmas in The Gambia

 

Christmas season started with the VSO Christmas party. A lovely bbq supplemented with peoples specialities - yum yum. Also dressing the tree and secret santa.

 

 

Christmas eve preperation and the biggest carrot I have ever seen.

 

 

Christmas day venue!!!!

 

 

Christmas morning with Lyndsey, Parvathi, Alex, Jana, Muna and many others out of camera shot, like the boys bbq-ing.

 

 

Christmas breakfast pudding table. I didnt know such things existed! On the neighouring table was you usual bbq-ed meet and veg as well as smoked salmon, bacon and much more.

 

 

Relaxing before moving venue...

 

 

and preparing to eat more gorgeous Christmas food.

 

Alex eating Pete's prawn cocktail starter

 

 

After the huge selection at breakfast it was probably a good thing that dinner was 4 hours late. We just had to find some emergency candles.

 

 

And the night was finished off with sparklers in the Christmas pudding

 

 

 

The End... honestly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parties

 

Halloween

 

 

Sukais Birthday

 

 

Neither of these pictures contain the cake I attempte to make her. I think those pictures are best not published.

 

 

The Gambia Feeration of the disabled Gala dinner

 

 

Organised by Alex

 

 

Helens leaving party

 

 

Coinciding with Natalie visiting us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone is leaving

 

Cath has left The Gambia. We celebrated this with a long night out (no photo evidence) and a lovely meal at Ngala Lodge - Look at the long sleeves!!!

 

 

Helen my neighbour in Soma has also gone and we had a lovely party with all our close friends. So I got to take some pictures of all the people I too will soon be saying good bye to.

 

 

Pa Saine, our watchman, and some of his very big family.

 

 

The Jallow ladies and children aka The Fula Family.

 

 

The Jawnehs

 

 

 

And Jainaba and Arabiatou

 

 

As well as some of the gorgeous scenerey I have become accustomed to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janjanbureh

 

The river island of Janjanbureh.

 

 

Where Cath spent her time volunteering. Working as a teacher trainer the same as me.

 

 

Except she had this lovely little family as neighbours where as I had ...

 

 

This poor little fella who had his tail stolen by the watchmen.