Continuing on our way we arrived at the Palma Rima Hotel and were able to gain access to the Hotel after chatting to the maintenance manager, he took us via the reception and poolside area before we made our exit out onto the beach. We walked back along the beach which was very busy as the tourist season has now started, passing some large artwork made out of sand a mermaid, plane and pyramid. Paul was getting more annoyed with the occasional Gambian hustler asking us to buy fruit, juice or jewellery and even a guy who showed us the best route across the stream asked us for a small payment, what cheek. Finally arriving at the Fajara Craft Market we called to see Adam telling him we would be back down after lunch.

We ate lunch then we set off back down to the beach leaving Paul a sleep on the settee. The walk to the beach at the moment is lovely with the flowers overhanging the path no doubt it won’t last long with us now in the dry season. Georgia and her friend who is visiting from England were there and about to leave so we managed to get their sun beds as all the others were taken. We cooled off in the sea, Paul turned up a couple of hours later and took the children in the sea carrying Bradley on his shoulders. Adam then played football with Bradley and built sandcastle’s which Bradley enjoyed jumping on once he had finished. At 5.00pm Paul went to play touch rugby whilst Abigail and Bradley ate a sandwich before we joined him up at Leybato. When Paul had finished I told him that Adam has asked us to join him and his family at his compound for the festival of Tabasky on the 28th November.