Gambia Day Three - in which Christina (and everyone else!) nearly dies!...

Well, today started off ok. We went on the jeeps to the capital, Banjul, and killed some time there whilst waiting for a ferry. The market was interesting - the colour and variety of fruit and veg was amazingly abundant, contradicted by the smell of fly-infested fish on display! The ferry was an experience too - one guy wanted to marry either Claire or Lauren and a girl of abut 11 was peeling and handing out oranges. Then we had a 10hr long land rover trek over rocky terrain to Tendaba Camp, feeling worse for wear when we got there but perked up after a meal of Bush-Pig. The journey was interesting though, as when we passed villages children would run out of their houses shouting "Tubar! Tubar!" (white man) and waving at us. I can't get over the friendliness of the people in this country! Later on in the camp we watched an African singer and had a dance with the local kids, and admired the stars on the beach (and the scary statues!) before going to bed under mosquito nets.