In Search of King Solomon's Mines: Photos 21 to 42

After paying a small bribe at the Pamalap-Kambia border and waving goodbye to the woman claiming to be the presidents daughter, we arrived in Freetown.
A blood-red full moon shed light on Freetowns landmark - the imposing 500 year old cotton tree - as innumerable bats left their daylight refuge among the cotton trees gnarled branches.
Once again we stayd in one of my aunts apartments, right in the city centre.
Kerosene lanterns and candles compose the only streetlight in this city of no electricity - and ablaze the small popcorn/youghurt-vendours, the street-pharmacies with their phony Nigerian pharmaceuticals and the dealers in hard liqueur - selling it in plastic bags.
The decrepit, wooden colonial houses climbing the steep hills that make up the city, along with the as-loud-as-it-gets mobile sound systems - booming out music throughout the nights - creates a charming (yet, at times tiresome) feel of a discontinued amusement park, seized by Christian-anarchy-jokers.
It's jovial and melancholic at the same time, and there's a lot of atmosphere to soak up.
The Christian presence is tangible with a church on every second street corner and a guy waking us up early, every morning, by walking our street up and down

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It seems that Sierra Leone is every bit as good as all the migrants from there in Guinea told me. So, I regret that I didn´t make my way there when I was in West Africa last year. The blog is great, keep up the good work!

I made it to Freetown and Kabala last summer. Your blog brought me right back there. I clearly remember the early morning prayer call in Freetown and the night-time noise. We even hired the Nissan Patrol to take us from Kabala to Alikalia over almost impassable roads. Great pictures!

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I love your photographs, I love those faces. I am going to go back and read your blogs. I shall dream of Sierra Leone tonight. How exciting your journey. Thanks for letting us read your story.Julie

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It seems that Sierra Leone is every bit as good as all the migrants from there in Guinea told me. So, I regret that I didn´t make my way there when I was in West Africa last year. The blog is great, keep up the good work!

I made it to Freetown and Kabala last summer. Your blog brought me right back there. I clearly remember the early morning prayer call in Freetown and the night-time noise. We even hired the Nissan Patrol to take us from Kabala to Alikalia over almost impassable roads. Great pictures!

Awesome blog. I miss Sa Lone. http://rebuildingsierraleoneonechildatatime.blogspot.com/

anchearane, amañamo? anti many? I from argentina.! Mohamed is my frends

I love your photographs, I love those faces. I am going to go back and read your blogs. I shall dream of Sierra Leone tonight. How exciting your journey. Thanks for letting us read your story.Julie

hey i really want to know were i can fine this weird sour fruit called (kankan) and i live in the united state in Saint Louis Missouri.. please you get is e-mail respond back to me.... Thank you ever much...