I traveled eight hours by jeep up the Gambian River to the town on Basse for a work trip. There I met with local villages from both Mandinka and Fula communities. Here are some photos from that trip.
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| Children from the village |
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| Farms outside the village |
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| View from the back on the home (this family very kindly let me use their bathroom) |
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| Entrance to the home |
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| A typical village |
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| Corn drying in the sun |
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| Girls from a Fula village dressed up to perform |
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| Donkeys everywhere |
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| A masquerade performance at a Mandika village |
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| The boat to cross the river |
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| Where the slaves were held in Georgetown before they were taken across the Atlantic |
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| Corn drying in the village. It will be ground into power and cooked into a porridge |
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| Cellphones were ubiquitous - the villagers are seen here recording a ceremonial performance |
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| I loved this little girl's dress but I don't think she was happy to be photographed |
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| Cows were everywhere along the road |
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| Views from the lodge |
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| Views from the ldoge |
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| Our boat |
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| An overcast day |
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| Mangroves in the Gambian River |
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| The Gambian river |
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| The Gambian river |
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| The lodge along the Gambian river |
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| Dusk over the lodge |
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