And we’re off!! The coach departed the Earls at 00:20 in the early hours of the morning, with a mixture of excitement and sleepy smiles from our students. e made a scheduled stop at Oxford Services at 2:30am, giving everyone a chance to stretch their legs and recharge before continuing our journey south. You could tell they were tired, as the KFC remained untouched at the services.
After arriving at Gatwick Airport, we boarded our 10:00am flight bound for Banjul. The six-hour flight gave students an opportunity to recuperate and reflect on the busy days ahead. We saw some interesting sleeping positions to say the least including; brace, forehead on table, trying to catch a fly and spread limbs in the trolley aisle.
At 6:20pm local time, we safely arrived at our hotel in The Gambia. Despite the long journey, the group showed enthusiasm by singing some classics on the coach by Amy Winehouse and Nicki Minaj. All resources have now been unpacked and are ready to be distributed to the schools we will be visiting tomorrow.
After a very long but rewarding day of travel, it’s now time for some well-earned rest before a busy day tomorrow, when we begin visiting 2 local schools. Thank you to everyone for your continued support — we look forward to sharing more updates soon!
PS we’ve made friends with the Geckos in the shower, we wonder who our visitor will be tomorrow!
Team Project Gambia
