The Gambia 3- The Beach and Community Medical Education

After an exhausting week, the all of 3 days! we headed down the coast for some R&R in a tree house bungalow. We all squeezed into the land rover with people suffering a little.

Fire wood was collected on the way which allow for a stop in a local bike shop.





Our destination was Bilbao beach resort which unfortunately had a bush fire several weeks prior. Mmmm no tree houses. We passed the time drinking Dreew Brew, playing connect four and enjoying the deserted beach. Then that night there was a bonfire, lots of drumming and not much sleeping.

In the morning we headed off to a community center for Health Education. They are involved in verbal communication through theatre, puppets and dance in person, via the radio and on national TV. We got a Royal welcome from the Village women who we ready and waiting to perform. The village soon accumulated around us for the performance. This was made of song, dance and acting about issues of HIV, teenage pregnancy and STI's. It was quite an amazing experience to see men and women of all ages sitting and watching these tabou topics being discussed in the open. both Renee and Rachael tried to steal a couple of Gambian babies to no avail! Many friends were made.