Gambia Maybe Time

Hello from hot and sunny Kotu Beach, the Gambia. Maz and I left the absolutely freezing streets of London yesterday morning thinking it wouldn't be possible to survive in temperatures any colder and spent the evening walking a long the beach barefoot. The cold that I had when I left England has almost dissappeared with the warm weather.

We had heard quite a lot about sex tourism here before we came (as has just about everyone it seems!), though watching the middle age women with boys 1/2 their age is a sight that can only really be seen to be believed. Thanks to this wonderful practice, we've found it completely impossible to walk anywhere unaccompanied by 'bumsters' who seem harmless but are rather irritating. This morning we went to the markets in Serrekundu (the largest city in the Gambia) and spent an hour or so walking round with a constant companion telling us "relax and take it easy, I'm not hassling you," If that is so, I dread to think what hassling is!

Now that we've missed the peak sun hours, we'll spent the afternoon lounging on the beach and relaxing :)