The first phase of a long awaited holiday week is done. I have left the north for the south for a pitstop.
At 04.00AM tomorrow morning we pack ourselves into the car and drive over the bridge to Copenhagen. The trip will go through the EU capital Brussels to Banjul, Gambia!
It will be so great!! Sunny and warm!
Gambia is Africa's smallest country, surrounded by rainforest and bamboo trees, large savannas with mahogany trees, oil palms and rubber trees. Last but not least, there is also the coast, consisting of 50 km white unspoiled sandy beach, just where the river empties into the Atlantic.
Gambia is 11 300 km2! Small that is ...=)
They say it's possible to have Western food at most tourist hotels and restaurants. But I thought to try the colorful Gambian cuisine, which offers very good food what you heard. The Gambian cuisine offers many different vegetables, rice and beans with different kinds of meat. The meat is often spiced with exciting spices and gives a very special treat. Fruits like mangoes, bananas, grapefruit and oranges are a delicacy. In the case of beverages, you can get hold of both wine and beer, however, the best being the local fruit juice. It should probably be investigated when there ... I get back to that!
There are not very much info to find about this small country, but I stumbled upon quite funny info regarding infrastructure. There are two different roads, a paved road along the southern side of the River Gambia and a dirt road along the northern side. The southern part is served by public buses, while the Northern largely served by taxis. It runs public buses to most towns in the country. One should be aware that buses are often overcrowded.
Perhaps it is best to stay on the beach and not venture out in traffic!
Anyway, it will be nice and it will be interesting to discover this small little country. It will complete my circle - having visited the North, East, South and West Africa ...
If the connection is with us, I will try to keep you updated and tell you how many degrees above 30 the temperature is from day to day ...
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