05 November 2016
Day 4
We woke this
morning to light rain. This is the first time I have seen rain in all my Gambia
visits, but it was very “British” rain rather than tropical so it made me quite
nostalgic!
We had a quiet
day. We went to Banjul, the capital city where we met two of our students in
further education. One of them, Modou, a medical student, is off to New York
City for a six-week placement as part of his training. He is clearly excited
about that.
We then went to
the Albert Market, a large sprawling market in the centre of Banjul. We were
after two things. Some large lidded plastic crates to pack microscopes and
associated kit for schools to have. Unfortunately, we were unable to find any
big enough, but there are plenty more places to try. We also were after some
small carved wooden elephants, hippos and giraffes to take back to the UK and
sell at a local school’s Christmas Fair. After some hard bargaining we struck a
fair deal and bought some. This is always good, because we help the Gambian
economy in some small way and then plough back any profits!
After a
refreshment stop, we visited a few compounds to pay fees and then back to the
hotel by which time the rain had cleared and it was hot and sunny.
No photo today,
but hopefully some good ones tomorrow.
