Monday 15th December 2008.


Hi everyone! Sorry not to have written recently but we've had a very busy weekend. Saturday started with a visit to Makasutu, a big forest nature park where we had the opportunity to meet a local healer or 'Maribou' and were persued bu the local craftsmen, wielding various wooden creations for sale! Yesterday, we went on a visit to James Island on the northern shore of the Gambia which was our first time 'crossing the river' on the slowest ferry possible! James Island is famous around here as being the place where the treaty for the abolition of slavery was signed thanks to the mighty brits, so made for a very interesting day out for us and our Gambian Friends.
Today, Mike Nathan Dan and I have been working with a cuban surgeon which was very interesting. We also had the opportunity to see patients in a surgical clinic which was largely run by our friends from the Gambia medical school, who were very knowledgeable and explained a lot to us.

(Cathy & Mike)