Easter holyday at Banana Island – 1th-4th of April.

In the Easter holyday we went on a trip to the Island; Banana Island. It’s just outside Freetown. It was nice and relaxing – a jungle island with lovely beaches. We slept in small bungalows close to the beach and were eating a lot of lovely fresh fish. But it was also a weekend where it shows how intense and sometimes difficult it can be for eight girls being together in 24 hours for four days. On Sunday, on our way home we went to see the Chimpanzee Sanctuary – Tacugama - very impressive. Furthermore we went to the Village Charlotte to see Charlotte Falls. Because of the dry season it was a quite waterfall that we meet, but we had a nice trekking in the area – the nature surround is so beautiful, so I might go there again when the rain comes. On Easter Monday I went out on my own for the first time – Big girl now! I went to the Village Magburaka, the first bigger city from our village. I had to do some shopping and needed some time on my own. It was quite an experience, everyone around here is so generous and helpfully. There is nothing to be worried about, and that’s so nice to experience. I took a taxi from Masanga Village – on the way to Magburaka we were just six in the car. The driver and two of the other passengers (the Baker – Ibrahim and chicken John – working on the Poultry farm, both from Masanga) didn’t wanted me to find home by myself, so they were waiting for me, to drive me back home. So nice of them and then I didn’t had to worry about how to find a ride home, even though there is a lot of taxies and Hondas to get. When I came back home there was Danish lunch waiting for me – cod roe, mackerel, salami and Danish remoulade, it was so good – after one month with just rice, pasta and cus cus it was lovely to taste a little DK. This must be enough for now – still not figure out how to type in a right way, so that the spelling on my blog is legible. Hope that everyone has had a nice Easter!? I’m sending a lot of thoughts home even though you don’t hear from me that often.. XOXO Charlotte