***This is a scheduled post***
Friday 20th February 2015
Got up at 8. I started packing, then we
went to breakfast. It was very transient- so between us and the
teachers, we only used two tables- people were always coming and
going!
Meant to see Morro at 9:30, but he was
late, so there was lots of hanging around. Divided time between the
lounge and packing. We also used the time to get a present for the
teachers. We got another set of the three Wise Monkeys. AA got the
'See No Evil', because the sun dried her eyes out so she was often
talking about her contacts; Sass got 'Hear No Evil' as an apology
from all of us for not listening very well; and Maths got 'Speak No
Evil' because he always makes bad jokes.
Finally Morro came! We had a picture
with the whole Gambia2015 family in front of the van.
After Morro left, we sat by the pool
awhile and played Mancala. Such a good buy!- present for Dad and
entertainment for us! Then we packed up everything and left the
rooms.
Maths, AH, GS, JG and I went down to the beach, where we
splashed about for a bit. Felt low- I really really don't want to go
home!!
Lunch- I had a chicken pannini. Others
did a quiz, and Maths almost won- but not quite!
Time to go :( Got on the coach. Had a
big panic as MR lost his passport; thankfully, it was resolved in the
end, though there were some very tense waits.
The plane we were meant to fly on had
problems, so all the passengers were put on two smaller planes. We
were told that that would mean a half hour stop in Tenerife; then we
were told that it would be a 45 minute stop, then an hour.
Chilled outside. It had been a little
nippy all day, but it finally got hot. Had ice cream, then an ice
cream float. Yum! Played Mancala with Maths- we're doing a 'full
game' tournament thing, which got very competitive and tense!
Got on plane to find out that we didn't have to stop in Tenerife at all- yay! Sat between AM and Maths. The
flight was very turbulent; AM and I gripped hands for a lot of the
time!! Aside from that, passed the time playing more Mancala with
Maths (I won two tournaments!!), doing the games in the magazine and
writing blog posts.
Landed. Got luggage, and then got onto
minibus home. Journey uneventful.
Goodbye Gambia2015; thank you, thank you, thank you.
