Wednesday 17:30

Mainly a picture update for you today of a visit down to Bakau Market. There were plenty of ‘bumsters’ here which we had been warned about. Some bumsters are nicer than others. Some are keen to show you around and provide useful tour guide services. Others just want money and are not afraid to tell you that. George happily received a friendship bracelet. It was relatively easy to shake most of them off with a firm “no thank you”. Invoking the name of MRC is also helpful in this situation.

Some MRC Accommodation
Some MRC Accommodation
The local beauty salon
The local beauty salon
Tiffany and an old friend in Bakau Market
Tiffany and an old friend in Bakau Market
George and his new friend (and bracelet)
George and his new friend (and bracelet)
Typical Gambian menu - I want some SupaKanja!
Typical Gambian menu - I want some SupaKanja!
Whittling drums to sell at Bakau Market
Whittling drums to sell at Bakau Market
The Taxi Menu - Wrestling is an improbably popular sport in the Gambia
The Taxi Menu - Wrestling is an improbably popular sport in the Gambia
I like to think the rifle is a visual metaphor for genomics
I like to think the rifle is a visual metaphor for genomics

 

Cipro might be a better choice...
Cipro might be a better choice...

Tonight: Dinner at Ngala Lodge with conference organiser Richard Adegbola (Head of Bacterial Diseases at MRC Gambia) and the other delegates.

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