The Gambia
During a sea-watch at Newbiggin, Graeme Bowman turned to me and said "Do you fancy The Gambia at Christmas?" Graeme and Ian Forsyth were having a two week jolly but could I get the time off?
Well as it turned out I could get the time off so off we jolly well went, 25 hours late but we still went unlike the numbties who checked in and even had the baggage on the plane before deciding that they were not going. So arrived at Banjul International a day and a bit late to be greeted by Tijan Kanteh who was to be our guide for the next two weeks and away we go. Graeme Iain and myself to our hotel that was booked as part of a package and Tony Bowman, who was only with us for a week, to a small guest house that Tijan had booked for him for the first and last night. During the drive from the airport I saw 14 species of birds of which 11 of then were new to me, what a way to start.
So coming soon lots and lots and lots of new pictures and the story of the trip as well so in the words of Tijan "stay tuned"