Happy Liberian Independance Day!

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Happy 26th! Every year Liberia has an "official" government celebration in various areas of the country. This year it was in Nimba. Due to fears related to riots, or merely celebrating that could potentially get a little crazy (for lack of a better word) we decided agaisnt going to the party/festival and instead spent the day at Blue Lake, a recreation spot about 2 hours outside Monrovia. What appeared to us as an old Quarry, Blue Lake, has been molded into a tourist destination. A small beach, a dock, a diving board, picnic benches, a dj, and food and drinks for sale completed the transformation. We swam and ate and all in all had a nice lazy day. We got back to the guest house early and plan to have a nice dinner and then sleep... preparing for the last leg of our journey.

See you soon!

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