Sittanunka Lodge
on Paul Sills (The Gambia), 27/Feb/2011 10:47, 34 days ago
The next morning Paul and Uncle Chris were up early for a walk through the forest whilst we stayed in bed. We then ate peanut porridge for breakfast this is a mix of ground up rice and peanuts added to milk a bit like rice pudding. We then decided to walk along a track which runs parallel with the beach and leads to a new resort which has just opened. What a difference it was to last year when we were here, they have now built a bar by the river, leading from this are paths to each accommodation set in little gardens. We sat and had a cup of coffee and chatted to the manager of the resort. They plan to pick people up from Lamin Lodge in their catamaran and bring them across to stay at the resort. They already had a group of Gambians booked in for that evening. We then made our way back for a swim in the river before lunch. After lunch we relaxed before we were taken back to Barra to catch the ferry hoping it was a better crossing than yesterday unfortunately it was worse. The rest of the day was spent at home waiting for the time to take Uncle Chris off to the airport for his return flight home to the UK. The week has gone so quickly however I think we have managed to show Uncle Chris a good bit of the country I know we have all enjoyed showing him around.