Camping Sukuta

Banjul turns out to be a relatively well developed tourist resort with hotels, paved roads, running water and electricity. Even though in some parts the locals still have to do without these amenities, it is the most modern city we have seen since Morocco.

We are the only ones of the PBC teams that stay at the camp ground, everybody else is at one of the many hotels in Banjul. The Sukuta camp ground we are staying on is an excellent site owned and run by two Germans, Claudia and Joe. We feel very at home here, and enjoy starting our days with their delicious German breakfast including perfectly boiled 5 minute breakfast eggs, and ending the days with some nice conversations with seasoned travelers in the self-help kitchen.

The stories we hear are amazing: The Dutch couple that is on their way to South Africa by bicylcle, the two German guys who have spent the last 15 years driving cars down to The Gambia and selling them here, or the retired German couple that has been traveling all throughout Africa for 2 1/2 years and 70.000 km in their 4x4 camper van. I am totally fascinated.

Banjul itself is very laid-back, it is called the Jamaica of West-Africa, and that is very fitting. With the exception of a few annoying bumsters in town, the locals are extremely friendly, and we enjoy sipping cheap local Gin and just hanging out.