Friday 6th
February 2015
Didn't go to bed last night; felt it
would be easier to get up that way! Saw C in the evening which was
nice; spent the rest of the time packing/tidying/blogging/chatting
etc. Then Dad and I left at 1:50 to go to school! We all met in the
car park, and by 2:30 we were off!! Had to fill in some forms, then
spent rest of coach journey sleeping.
Got to Gatwick airport. Lots of time
spent checking the weight of bags, then checked in. As we went
through security Maths (one of the teachers) jammed the hang luggage conveyor belt, so we
were all held up. But still had plenty of time on the other side to
grab breakfast and have a quick nosey round the shops.
Boarded at 8:30ish. Plane delayed dye
to problems with wheel. Felt really anxious about flying at first,
but curled up with Sunrise (my toy sloth bear) and that helped. I sat
next to the window, with a spare seat next to me, then Sass (the group leader) by the
aisle. Spent the journey reading- managed to read a whole book ('The
Woman Who Went To Bed For A Year')- perks of travelling!!
There was some awful turbulence at the
end of the flight; at one point, we dropped a bit and everyone
screamed. I put my headphones in, cuddled into Sunrise and gripped
onto whatever I could. Was very glad when we got off!!
As soon as we left the plane, we were
hit by the heat. It took ages to get into the airport- lots of
people, lots of pushing- and we all felt pretty sweaty and icky by
the time we got in. Then it took ages to get our luggage and to go
through security. We landed around 4, but didn't get through to the
other side until 5:30!
Before we got on the coach, all the
women got given a fan and a bottle of water. Then myself, JG, AH, MW
and SL sat at the back of the coach, enjoying our fans! Spent the
trip to the resort looking out of the window and drinking it all in.
Got to the resort around 6:20. We
dumped everything in our rooms, had a quick freshen up then met back
in the lobby twenty minutes later! Discovered that there's free wifi
in the lobby, which everyone was very pleased about. Pity we're only
here for a couple of days! However, I'm refusing to have anything to
do with it, at least for the time being- I just need some time out!!
Went down to the beach. I love being
by the sea!! We paddled, watched a bit of the sunset and took some
pictures. So good!!
Had time to grab some stuff, then met
Morro (again!!) and got into the van. Was so weird being in it again.
Drove to get money and water, then went to restaurant.
Felt a bit wobbly in the restaurant.
Took ages for the food to come, which didn't help, and I was so so
tired. I practically fell asleep on the table, but AA (the 3rd teacher) woke me up. Got
chatting to Meg, and that helped.
Chicken Yassa for dinner- I decided
that I had to choose something Gambian really!! It was nice- love the
way chicken is cooked here, I forgot how good it was!- but too spicy.
After dinner, the entertainment
changed to a young woman singing pop songs. We all sang along so she
held the mic up to AH! Then AH and I got up to sing and dance.
Home again, and to bed. Fell asleep
mid-conversation!