Banjul, The Gambia

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April 30th 2010

Published: June 16th 2010

Well, we have spent 3 nice days at sea and arrived in Banjul about 10:00am. A couple days ago the ship had an auction to raise extra money for the crew. There were tons of items donated by passengers and creative items that Jamie and other members of the staff put together. It was a resounding success! They raised somewhere in the range of $30,000 to divide between most of the 450 or so crew membe... Read Full Entry

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Trash

As we drove along the road we would see areas like this completely filled with trash and rubbish. Sad!

Roadside Market

A familiar roadside market.

Locals

Some folks along the road wearing a variety of clothing.

Modern Fashion Show Room

Roadside vendors including a fashion store to check out.

Hi There

These 3 kids ran along and waved when they saw us drive by.

Termite Mound

They had some big termite mounds in the rural area.

Mom and the Kids

Mom and 2 of the kids wave to us.

A Well

A source of mutual water for many local people at this well.

Rural Road with a Lone Young Boy

This young boy waves to us.

A Boma

Wow...have not noticed one of these since our safari at Mala Mala. It is a thatched pen where they put the domestic animals at night to protect them from their wild animal predators.